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Zeppelin LZ92 L43

Zeppelin LZ92 L43 above a parade field

Class : S

First flight : 6 March 1917

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General information :

6 reconnaissance missions; one attack on English docks, dropping 1,850 kg (4,080 lb) of bombs.

painting of Zeppelin LZ92 L43 attack on Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney, 4 May 1917, North sea

Attacked Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney  on 4 May 1917 in the North Sea.

first stamp envelop- Zeppelin LZ92 L43 Destruction Anniv - Signed Sqd Ldr G F Hyams | Curtiss H-12 flyingboat

L43 was shot down of Vlieland by a British Curtiss H-12 flying boat operating from RNAS Felixtowe on 14 June 1917 during a reconnaissance mission. The H-12 was flown by Flight Sub-Lieutenant B D Hobbs DSC , and 3hj. Crew: A/MS H M Davis and Goody.

Literature :

List of Zeppelins - Wikipedia

Australian Light Horse Studies Centre (tripod.com)

German Zeppelin L43, which was shot down by an H12 Flying Boat from the Royal Naval Air Station ... | Australian War Memorial (awm.gov.au)