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Sir Charles Wakefield Medal - Zeppelin L15 (1)
The commander of the L15 was Kapitanleutnant Joachim Breithaupt. On the 31st March 1916 (note date!), at 21.45 hours, the L15 received a direct hit from the AA gun at Purfleet, Essex. The AA shell damaged four of the gas cells (numbers 9, 11, 12, and 16), and the L15 began to lose height - despite the crew chucking out everything, to lose weight. While the L15 got closer to earth, it was attacked …
Contributors
- John Rowlands
- Henry Morton Stanley
Creator
- Breithaupt, Joachim; Wakefield, Sir Charles
Subject
- Breithaupt, Joachim; Wakefield, Sir Charles
- Everett Sharp
- World War One
- World War I
Type of item
- Multiple
- Multiple
Date
- 1916-04-01
- 1916-03-31
- 1916-03-31
- 1916-04-01
Medium
- Mixed
Contributors
- John Rowlands
- Henry Morton Stanley
Creator
- Breithaupt, Joachim; Wakefield, Sir Charles
Subject
- Breithaupt, Joachim; Wakefield, Sir Charles
- Everett Sharp
- World War One
- World War I
Type of item
- Multiple
- Multiple
Date
- 1916-04-01
- 1916-03-31
- 1916-03-31
- 1916-04-01
Medium
- Mixed
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
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Rights
- The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Creation date
- 2008-08-27
- 2008-08-27
Place-Time
- March 1916 - April 1916
Places
- Kentish Knock Deep
Source
- UGC
Identifier
- 3504
Extent
- 4
Providing country
- United Kingdom