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The last test flight of the
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Zeppelin LZ 80 (L-35) was a R-class World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
zeppelin.
Operational history
The airship took part in 13 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea; three attacks on England dropping of bombs. The designers tried to make LZ 80 (L-35) more efficient by removing one engine making the airship lighter.Siemens torpedo glider testing
The last test flight of the Siemens torpedo glider
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was performed on August 2, 1918. On this flight a biplane glider was launched from Zeppelin LZ 80 (L 35). The glider was released from over the Havel river and worked as expected until its control wire that attached the glider to the Zeppelin snapped and the glider spun out of control.
Specifications (LZ 80 / Type R zeppelin)
See also
*List of Zeppelins
This is a complete list of Zeppelins constructed by the German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins but not built by Zeppelin are not included.
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Bibliography
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