LZ 53 (L 17) | |
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Zeppelin LZ 53 (L 17) | |
Role | P-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship
Type of aircraft
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National origin | German Empire |
Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
Designer | Ludwig Dürr |
First flight | 20 October 1915 |
Status | Burned in its hangar when LZ 69 caught on fire and the fire spread to the hangar |
Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
Number built | 1 |
The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 53 (L 17) was a P-class World War I zeppelin.
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 10,724 kg (23,642 lb) bombs.
Destroyed in its hangar at Tondern on 28 December 1916 when LZ 69 (L 24) caught fire.[1] [2]
Data from ,[3] Giants in the Sky: A History of the Rigid Airship[4]
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1Early Army designations, used pre-war. 2Wartime Army LZ designations were not always matched to Zeppelin's LZ hull number. |