The wrecked
Zeppelin brought down by our aviators near the coast of Essex.
Description
The skeleton of an airship which crashed in a field. 1915.
Collection note: "The photographs appear in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours including shades of blue, green and brown. They record scenes of military life as experienced by the Indian and British armies in France during the First World War."
Added: This is the wreck of Zeppelin LZ 76 (also designated L 33), which was torched by its crew after making a forced landing at
Little Wigborough, near
Colchester in
Essex, after sustaining serious damage from an anti-aircraft shell and British fighter aircraft, returning from a bombing raid over London on 23 September 1916,.
Date
September 1916 (Collection published 22 April 1921)
Image taken from 'India Office Official Record of the Great War'.
Originally published/produced in 22 April 1921.
Held and digitised by the British Library, and uploaded to
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Catalogue entry: IOSM
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Short title
'India Office Official Record of the Great War'. - caption: 'The wrecked Zeppelin brought down by our aviators near the coast of Essex. The skeleton of an airship which crashed in a field. 1915.'