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Zeppelin LZ65 LZ95

Les Zeppelins à Cognelée près de Namur en Belgique – La Guerre de nos Héros

LZ95 was based at Cognelee (location +- 100m : 50°30’56.98”N 4°53’36.19”E ), near Namur .

France newspaper article about the loss of two German Zeppelins on 21 February 1916

According above article LZ65 crashed in the planes of Daussoulx, (crash location +- 3km : 50°30’59”N 4°53’09”E ) north of Namur. On the line from Namur to Eghezee ( 50°35’31”N 4°54’39”E ). The sameday, o n 21 February 1916 also Zeppelin LZ47 LZ77 was lost. LZ47 crashed near to Revigny in France.

At Daussoulx several houses were damaged. There were 18 death. The people living in the neighbourhood were forbidden to talk about the crash.

First flight : 01 February 1916

Class : Q

map of Dassoulx and Cognelee showing the locations of the WWI Zeppelin sheds

Map with the locations of the Zeppelin sheds at Cognelee

Damaged by French anti-aircraft fire on 21 February 1916 on its first mission, an attempted attack on Vitry-le-François . ( 48°43’22”N 4°35’34”E )

Literature :

Das grosse luftschiffbuch page 92