Zeppelin L55 - The full story by OliSalzmann, journal
Zeppelin L55 - The full story
Here it is, the full story behind my drawing. This is based on a newspaper article from 1937, when the Zeppelin Stone was built. I therefore can‘t guarantee that it happened exactly like this.
L55 was built as LZ101 during summer 1917 and put into service with the german imperial navy on 1st September 1917. On the 19th October, it took off for its second mission, night raid on London along with 10 other Zeppelins. As they approached the city, they were already under AA fire, but at around 5500 metres, this was not much of a problem. Instead, the ships had to face a far worse and more unpredictable enemy: the weather. Three of the airs