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Zeppelin LZ84 L38
Stranded Zeppelin L38 near Ziemupe, Latvia location : +-5km 56°44’43”N 21°04’08”E
Class : R
First flight : 22 November 1916
Home base : Wainoden, Latvia . Location : 56°24’23”N 21°53’22”E
After WWI the Zeppelin hangars at Wainoden were broken down and rebuilt in Riga for use as central market, were it still can be seen today ! location : 56°56’38”N 24°06’59”E
Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing (due to heavy snowfall) during an attempted raid on Reval (Tallinn), Estonia and Saint Petersburg on 29 December 1916.
For dimensions, weights and performance see Zeppelin LZ80 L35
Literature :
Germany Graf Zeppelin Pioneer Airship L38 Crash Original Photograph @GermanPostalHistory
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/887
Airshipwreck / L. Deighton, A. Schwartzman
Zeppelin hangars of Riga Central market (militaryheritagetourism.info)