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Zeppelin LZ 21

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LZ 21 / Z VI

Zeppelin LZ 21 was the 21st airship built byCount Zeppelin and the ninth Zeppelin used by theImperial German Army. It carried the military designationZ VI.

History

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LZ 21 made its first flight on 10 November 1913. It was assigned the military designation Z VI.[1]

At the outbreak ofWorld War I in early August 1914, Z VI was stationed inCologne at the airship base that later becameCologne Butzweilerhof Airport.[citation needed] During theBattle of Liège, Z VI conducted a nighttime bombing raid on the forts surrounding the city on 6 August. This operation is believed to have been the first aerial bombing attack of World War I.[2][3]

On 5 August 1914 at 10:00 p.m., the Zeppelin took off from Cologne carrying 200 kg of explosives. The bombing occurred at 3:00 a.m. on 6 August, killing nine civilians. Hit by severalshrapnel fragments from anti-aircraft fire, the airship suffered severe gas loss and was forced to make an emergency landing in a forest nearBonn. Due to the extent of the damage, Z VI was dismantled on site.[4]

Technical data

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  • Lifting gas volume: 20,900 m³ (hydrogen)
  • Length: 148.0 m
  • Diameter: 16.60 m
  • Payload: 8.8 t
  • Propulsion: ThreeMaybach engines, each producing 180 hp
  • Maximum speed: 21.0 m/s (75.6 km/h)

See also

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References

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  1. ^Peter Meyer:Luftschiffe – Die Geschichte der deutschen Zeppeline. Wehr & Wissen, Koblenz/Bonn, 1980 (in German)
  2. ^Holger H. Herwig:The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World. New York, 2011, p. 110; Reichsarchiv (ed.):Die Grenzschlachten im Westen (Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918, Volume 1). Berlin, 1925, p. 115.
  3. ^Luftfahrtarchiv Köln, entry for "5 August 1914"
  4. ^"Der Luftschiff-Angriff endet im Wald"
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