Zeppelin LZ74 L 32

First flight : 04 August 1916

Three attacks on England dropping a total of 6,860 kilograms (15,120 lb)of bombs; commanded by Kapitan-Leutnant Werner Petersen, with LZ 72, LZ 76 and LZ 78 part of Zeppelin raid on the night of 23 September 1916; L 32 was hidden in mist but on crossing the Thames at Erith, east of London she came out in the clear and was picked up by searchlights. L32 was Intercepted by a BE2c flown by 2nd Lt Frederick Sowrey, of 39 Home Defence Squadron, at 13.000 ft. Sowrey attacked the Zep successfully and she went down, a flaming wreck and crashed near Great Burstead, Essex, all the crew dying.[49] The crew's bodies were buried at Great Burstead, then in 1966 exhumed and reburied at Cannock Chase.[49]

Length : 198.1 [m]

Diameter : 23.9 [m]

Tonnage : 22 ton

Volume : 181124 [m^3]

Engines : 6 Maybach HS Lu 240 [hp]

Speed : 101 [km/hr]

Range : 3700 [km]

Operational ceiling : 5395 [m]

Literature :

Warplanes WOI page 63f,64, 65f