I read that the early Zeppelin raids were conducted against British ports during the daytime. Did the Germans ever send any escort planes on these raids? The Zeppelins would seem pretty exposed on those types of missions.
Early Zeppelin Raids
I read that the early Zeppelin raids were conducted against British ports during the daytime. Did the Germans ever send any escort planes on these raids? The Zeppelins would seem pretty exposed on those types of missions.
They didn't have the range for escorts Lance, the Zeps relied on altitude to keep out of the way and weren't much slower than some machines sent against them - that didn't always work of course - AA wasn't that plentiful in those days either. They only had about a dozen guns defending London in the beginning.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Follow the link to an excellent website about most if not all the Zeppelin raids over Britain.
http://www.iancastlezeppelin.co.uk
See you on the Dark Side......
Um -- shouldn't this be in WW1?
Yes Chris.Originally Posted by csadn
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
I picked up Castle's book shown in the above website last fall - link here:
The First Blitz
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