Title

Zeppelin shot down near Colchester, Essex, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers

Caption

Zeppelin shot down near Colchester, Essex, World War I, 1916. This Zeppelin, the L33, commanded by Captain Alois Böcker, took part in a bombing raid on London on the night of 23-24 September 1916. It was damaged by anti-aircraft fire and, after steadily losing height, was forced to land in the village of Little Wigborough, Essex. The crew burned the airship and left the scene, but were arreted by police in Peldon. Stereoscopic card detail.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1916

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C59_491

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,9Mb) / 13,6in x 14,3in / 4068 x 4304 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Germany England field people male man men German country guy burnt war location century Essex framework destroyed soldiers soldier wreckage first world war wartime concept B&W MONOCHROME warfare air Transport CRASHED World War I WWI zeppelin black & white black and white B W Military personnel World War One 1910s 20th century airship dirigible The Print Collector 1st World War aerial warfare Home Front shot down stereoscopic stereoscopic photography TGN WW1 photograph stereoscopic card Realistic Travels Publishers Alois Little Wigborough Alois Böcker Böcker Alois Bocker Alois Boecker Bocker Boecker Alois Böcker photograph