1916.05.03 L20 3 jpl - An old photo of a large blimber in the water

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1916.05.03 L20 3 jpl - An old photo of a large blimber in the water

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Zeppelin L20 stranded near Stavanger, Norway - [1]
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Zeppelin airship LZ 59 - L 20

Following an unsuccessful raid on targets in England, MarineLuftschiff Zeppelin L 20, running low on fuel, made a forced landing off the coast of Norway near Stavanger on May 1916. Constructed as LZ 59 at Friedrichshafen, and first flown on 21 Dec 1915, L 20 was based at Tønder until 21 Feb 1916 then moved to Seddin until 6 Apr, at which time it was re-deployed to Tønder. During its four months in service, the 35,800m³ L 20 made nineteen flights covering a total of 7,211 km; including six reconnaissance missions and two successful bombing raids over England.

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1916
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aviation accidents and incidents in 1916
Flugunfälle und Zwischenfälle im Jahr 1916