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Zeppelin LZ79 L41
Blurry picture of what should be L41 returning home after a raid on the UK, 16-17 March 1917
Class : R
First flight : 15 January 1917
15 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; four attacks on England dropping 6,567 kg (14,478 lb)of bombs; used as a school ship from 11 December 1917.
It took part in the silent raid 19-20 October 1917 on the UK with 11 Zeppelins. In total 36 people killed by bombs and 55 injured, but 4 Zeppelins were lost that night. Hauptmann Kuno Manger was in charge of L41.
They managed to drops some bombs on the Austin Motor Works at Longbridge (location 52°23’36”N 1°59’13.5”W ) but inflicted only small damage.
L41 was destroyed in Germany on 23 June 1919.
German thermite incendiary bomb dropped on the UK in WWI
Literature :
19 October 1917 – The Silent Raid | airwar19141918 (wordpress.com)
19/20 Oct 1917 (1) (iancastlezeppelin.co.uk)