Zeppelin LZ 53 explained

The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 53 (L 17) was a P-class World War I zeppelin.

Operational history

The Imperial German Navy first launched it on 20 October 1915 and throughout its career took part in 27 reconnaissance missions; nine attacks on England dropping bombs.

Destruction

Destroyed in its hangar at Tondern on 28 December 1916 when LZ 69 (L 24) caught fire.

See also

• List of Zeppelins

Bibliography

NotesReferences

• Book: Robinson, Douglas Hill . Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship. 1973. University of Washington Press. 9780295952499.
• Book: Topping, Alanson Dale . When Giants Roamed the Sky: Karl Arnstein and the Rise of Airships from Zeppelin to Goodyear. 2001. University of Akron Press. 9781884836695. - Total pages: 276

Further reading

• Super Zeppelins . Flight . 31 August 1916 . VIII (No.35) . 401 . 739–741.