Zeppelin LZ80 (L35)

20th October 1916 R Class Super Zeppelin Zeppelin LZ80 (L35)

Production Ref: LZ80
Class type : R
Tactical ref: L35
Usage: Military
First Flight: 20th October 1916

History.
Carried out 13 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Seas also three attacks on England, dropping a total of 4,284 kilograms (9,445 lb) of bombs. It was decommissioned in September 1918.
John Doran

16th March 1917 Zeppelin Raids on Britain The first raid of 1917 took place on night of the 16th,17th of March and the five high altitude Zeppelins encountered very strong winds, and none reached their targets.On the return flight L39 suffered an engine failure and, blown over French-held territory, was brought down in flames by ground fire.
During the night of the 16th and 17th March 1917 five German Navy Zeppelins set course for London. This was the first Zeppelin raid after the loss of L. 21 and L.34 in November 1916. Four of the Zeppelins, L. 35, L. 39, L. 40 and L.41 were "R Class" with their engines removed to allow them to climb to greater heights. The fifth one, L.42, was a "S Class" known as a "Height climber". Strong winds forced them south away from London and across into Kent arriving in two waves, the first during the evening of the 16th and the second during the early hours of the 17th.
L.42, had to return due to engine fault and did not participate in any part of the attack.
L.39, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Robert Koch first appeared over Margate at 22.20 hours but thick cloud made identification of targets impossible. Following a south-westerly course across Kent to the Sussex coast, the first bomb was dropped at 22.50 on Hode Farm near Bekesbourne, where it caused minor damage to two cottages. Ten minutes later five HE and a single incendiary bomb were dropped between Waltham and Sole Street without causing any damage. No further bombs were dropped and passing over Ashford and Tenterden L.39 reached the coast at St. Leonard’s at about 23.40 hours. Flying westward along the coast as far as Pevensey Bay before going out to sea, strong winds forced it south across the English Channel to Dieppe and then to the north of Paris. (see the next day for further details)
L.35, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Herbert Ehrlich followed about 20 minutes behind L.39 travelling over Broadstairs, Kent taking a south-westerly course. At about 22.55 hours an HE bomb was dropped on Britton Farm at Ickham a few miles east of Canterbury, without causing damage. South of Canterbury at Nackington, an HE was dropped on Winter’s Farm and an incendiary on Sextries Farm, neither causing any damage. At Ashford L.35 circled and then headed back eastwards and at 23.25 hours released five HE bombs and an incendiary over the village of Crundale, close to Waltham and Sole Street where L.39 had dropped bombs 35 minutes earlier. These brought down the ceiling of a cottage a quarter of a mile away. Travelling towards Dover, at Swingfield, L.35 dropped five more HE bombs, damaging ceilings and smashing windows at Stockham Farm and St. John’s Farm. Then it released four incendiary bombs over Hougham where the military had a post, these all fell in fields without causing any damage. The last two bombs, an HE and an incendiary, dropped harmlessly on Whinless Down just outside Dover where L.35 then went out to sea at 00.15 hours. (see the next day for further details)
John Doran and iancastlezeppelin.co.uk

17th March 1917 Zeppelin raid over Britain

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