LZ 37
LZ 37 | |
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Artist's impression of the destruction of German Zeppelin LZ 37 by Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford on 7 June 1915. | |
Role | Reconnaissance and bombing |
National origin | German Empire |
Number built | 77 |
Type | M-Class Zeppelin |
Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin at Friedrichshafen |
Construction number | LZ 37 |
First flight | 4 March 1915 |
Owners and operators | Imperial German Navy |
In service | 4 March 1915 – 7 June 1915 |
Flights | 14 |
Fate | Shot down, 7 June 1915 |
The
History
In 1915 Zeppelins were first used by Germany for strategic bombing.[2]
LZ 37 was part of a raid with Zeppelins
LZ 37 was based in Gontrode , Belgium (airport location: 50°58′54.6″N 3°47′17.1″E / 50.981833°N 3.788083°E).
Specifications
Data from "The Zeppelin Airships - Part Two: Zeppelins of the Great War 1914–1918". Puget sound airship society. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
General characteristics
- Crew: 28
- Length: 163.37 m (536 ft 0 in)
- Diameter: 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in)
- Volume: 33,780 m3 (1,126,000 cu ft)
- Empty weight: 17,588 kg (38,775 lb)
- Useful lift: 8,520 kg (18,780 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Maybach MC-X , 155 kW (210 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 96 km/h (60 mph, 52 kn)
Armament
- Four machine-guns
Citations
- ^ Stephenson 2004, p. 16.
- ^ "The National Archives - Homepage". The National Archives. The National Archives UK. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Piet, Dhanens (12 April 2013). "Zeppelin LZ 37 te Sint-Amandsberg". Luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- OCLC 1074669308.
- ^ History of the First World War, vol. 3, pp. 986.
References
- Castle, Ian (2008). London 1914–17: The Zeppelin Menace. Oxford, UK New York, NY. USA: Osprey Pub. ISBN 978-1-84603-245-5.
- Brooks, Peter (1992). Zeppelin: Rigid Airships, 1893-1940. Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1-56098-228-9.
- Faulkner, Neil (2008). In Search of the Zeppelin war: The archaeology of the First Blitz. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-4182-5.
- Stephenson, Charles (2004). Zeppelins: German Airships 1900–40. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-692-5.
- "Puget Sound Airship Society: Zeppelin Airships 1900–1917". pugetairship.org. 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
External links
- Braeckman, Ann (20 January 2011). "Canvasprogramma 'Publiek Geheim' belicht Gontrode (Melle) - Het Nieuwsblad". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- "Bunkers op voormalig WOI-WOII vliegveld - Hangar Flying". aviationheritage.eu. 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- Ghent, Thomas (2012). "KG III Der Englandflieger". thomasgenth.de (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- Whitehouse, Arch (2012). "Zeppelin Raiders - History of British Pilots who Shot Down German Airships in WW1". acepilots.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- "Bekijk onderwerp - LZ 37 Monument Westerbegraafplaats". forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- "Vliegveld te Lemberge / Gontrode". forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl. 2007. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- "Zeppelinsteine und anderes". luftschiffharry.de. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- "De val van de Zeppelin". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- Colon, Raul (2007). "The Zeppelin is Down". aviation-history.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.