| LZ 86 / L 39 | |
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| The wreckage of Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 86 (L 39) after being shot down on March 17 1917 | |
| Role | R-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship |
| National origin | German Empire |
| Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
| Designer | Ludwig Dürr |
| First flight | 11 December 1916 |
| Retired | Decommissioned in September 1918. |
| Primary user | Imperial German Army |
| Number built | 1 |
The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 86 (L-39) was a R-class World War I zeppelin. [1]
Two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; one attack on England dropping 300 kg bombs.
Returning to Imperial German airspace the airship was destroyed by French flak near Compiègne on 17 March 1917. [2]
Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893–1940 [1]
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