Accident Zeppelin LZ.47 LZ-77, Monday 21 February 1916
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Date:Monday 21 February 1916
Time:
Type:Zeppelin LZ.47
Owner/operator:Heer
Registration: LZ-77
MSN: LZ47
Fatalities:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brabant le Roi -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed in flames after being hit by ground fire during a bombing mission against French supply lines during the first day of the Battle of Verdun

Sources:

Puget Sound Airship Society

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin_P_Class

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Jan-2008 05:00 ASN archive Added
27-Jan-2008 10:39 JINX Updated
02-Jan-2022 15:51 sean.shenold@gmail.c Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]

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