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The first of the airships brought down over London was the Schütte-Lanz S.L.11. In response, Germany began shifting from airships to less vulnerable, large, multi-engine bomber aircraft.

Schütte-Lanz S.L.11 fragment, shot down by Lt. William Leefe Robinson, September 1916

Display Status

This object is on display in World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

Object Details

Date

1916

Country of Origin

Germany

Type

CRAFT-Airship Parts

Manufacturer

Luftschiffbau Schutte-Lanz

Physical Description

Airship girder fragment from the German airship Schütte-Lanz S.L. 11, 1916. Has riveted members, slightly deformed. Metal identification tag attached.

Dimensions

3-D: 22.9 × 6.3 × 3.2cm (9 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.)

Materials

Aluminum

Inventory Number

A19510087000

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Hazel Shaw Jelinek

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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