Zeppelin LZ39 (Type o Zeppelin) first flew on 4/24/15, entered service with the Army on 5/17/15. This Zeppelin had a narrow escape over Ostend, Belgium when it was aatacked by Cdr. A. W. Bingsworth of the RNAS who was flying an Avro504. Bingsworht got above the Zeppelin and dropped four 9kg (20lb) bombs which hit and damaged the hull but failed to ignites the gas (this model of Zeppelin carried 24,900 cu m. of gas, filled into 15 gas cells). The airship escaped to make a heavy landing. (this particluar Zeppelin was brought down by anti-aircraft fire at Kovno, Russia, on 12/16/15.
Three weeks later, Sub-Lieut R. Waneford made a similar attack on the L3 class (type m Zeppelin) LZ37 (first flight on 2/28/15) in the same area (it was actually over Gent at the time of this fight) and sent it down in flames. For this, Waneford was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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