LZ 24 (L 3) | |
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LZ 24 (L 3) | |
Role | M-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship |
National origin | German Empire |
Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
Designer | Ludwig Dürr |
First flight | 11 May 1914 |
Retired | Last seen over North Sea on 17 February 1915 |
Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
Number built | 1 |
The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 24 (L 3) was a M-class World War I zeppelin.
After 24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, L 3 participated in the first raid on England on 19 January 1915. On 17 February 1915 it was abandoned after a forced landing in Denmark, caused by engine failure compounded by strong headwinds and insufficient fuel. The wind was so strong it blew the airship, now unmanned but with engines still running, out to sea. [1]
Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940, [2] The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918 [3]
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LZ 24 (L 3) | |
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LZ 24 (L 3) | |
Role | M-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship |
National origin | German Empire |
Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
Designer | Ludwig Dürr |
First flight | 11 May 1914 |
Retired | Last seen over North Sea on 17 February 1915 |
Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
Number built | 1 |
The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 24 (L 3) was a M-class World War I zeppelin.
After 24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, L 3 participated in the first raid on England on 19 January 1915. On 17 February 1915 it was abandoned after a forced landing in Denmark, caused by engine failure compounded by strong headwinds and insufficient fuel. The wind was so strong it blew the airship, now unmanned but with engines still running, out to sea. [1]
Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940, [2] The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918 [3]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
Notes
'References