Name SL 11 Homeport Spich Launched 1 August 1916 Tonnage 21,000 kg | Operator German Army Type Airship Length 174 m Beam 20 m | |
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Builder Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz Fate Shot down, September 3, 1916 | ||
The Schütte-Lanz SL 11 was a German military dirigible built in 1916 by Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz. It was the first German airship to be shot down while bombing England.
Operational history
The SL 11 was based at Spich and commanded by Hauptmann Wilhelm Schramm, in the early hours of September 3, 1916, after having bombed Saint Albans, it was attacked over Hertfordshire by Lt. William Leefe Robinson in a BE 2C, using incendiary ammunition. It crashed at Cuffley, with the loss of the entire crew, who were buried at Potters Bar Cemetery and re-interred at Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery during 1962. Leefe Robinson was awarded the Victoria Cross.
References
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