Zeppelin LZ 66

Zeppelin LZ 66, Imperial German Navy serial L 23, took part in 51 reconnaissance missions during World War I and on 21 August 1917 it was shot down by Second Lt Bernard A.

The night between 2 and 3 September 1916, L 23 from the base in Nordholz with the officers Ganzel and Rothe participated in World War I's largest bombing raid against England, involving a total of 12 Navy and four of the Army airships.

[1] On April 23, 1917, L 23 brought the Norwegian ship Royal on the North Sea 85 nautical miles (157,42 km) off the Bovbjerg Lighthouse.

On 21 August 1917, L 23 was observed at a distance by a northbound squadron of four smaller cruisers and 15 destroyers, having participated in an English mine laying operation off White Sands that morning.

[4] A single crew member, presumably the top gunner from the front of the airship, initially saved his life by parachute but drowned as there was no rescue ship nearby, 40 kilometres (25 mi) off Stadil Fjord.