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Flown Fragment from Zeppelin L33 - Used by Germans to Bomb London 1916 - WWI COA

Flown Fragment from Zeppelin L33 - Used by Germans to Bomb London 1916 - WWI COA

$ 356.4

Availability: 41 in stock
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    ZEPPELIN
    .  Flown fragment, measuring 2” by 0.75”, from the Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin’s L-33 airship used by the Germans to bomb London during World War I.  Accompanied with a 1916 handwritten note of provenance from John Allen Sidney Coleman, a British air raider spotter, who assisted in shooting down the Zeppelin and salvaged part of the airship after it crashed: “This is a fragment of the Zeppelin which was brought down in flames at Billericay on Sunday morning at 12:45 on 24th Sept. 1916.”
    FLOWN FRAGMENT FROM THE ZEPPELIN L-33 AIRSHIP USED BY THE GERMANS TO BOMB LONDON AND CONTAINED THE ONLY ARMED GERMAN SOLDIERS TO SET FOOT IN ENGLAND DURING WORLD WAR I
    ACCOMPANIED WITH A COPY OF A 1916 HANDWRITTEN NOTE OF PROVENANCE FROM A BRITISH AIR RAIDER SPOTTER WHO ASSISTED IN SHOOTING DOWN THE ZEPPELIN
    On September 23, 1916, the Zeppelin L-33 bombed the east end of London at Bromley and Bow.  The bombing destroyed several buildings and caused a great fire killing 11 people. The L-33 was attacked and shot down by anti-aircraft and No. 39 Squadron RAF night fighters near Little Wigborough, Colchester, Essex.  Captain Alois Bocker and the crew surrendered and were imprisoned at Mersea Island. They were the only armed German soldiers to set foot in England during the Great War.