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Zeppelin LZ68 LZ98

Zeppelin LZ68 ballast distribution chart

Ballast distribution chart, 20 October 1916

Benzin 3848 kg oil 247 kg crew : 19 x 85 kg = 1615 kg water ballast : 9380 kg inventary and spare parts : 280 kg unk : 140 kg

Class : Q

First flight : 28 April 1916

One attack on London dropping 1,513 kg (3,336 lb) bombs, plus several flights aborted due to bad weather; handed to the German Navy in November 1916; 15 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea. Decommissioned in August 1917.

Zeppelin LZ68 fahrtbericht 20 October 1916

Literature :

List of Zeppelins - Wikipedia

Fahrtbericht: Heeresluftschiff LZ 68 - LZ 98 :: Luftfahrt.Industrie.Westfalen :: Resource :: museum-digital:westfalen

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