L55 was built as LZ101 during summer 1917 and put into service with the german imperial navy on 1st September 1917. On the 19th October, it took off for its second mission, night raid on London along with 10 other Zeppelins. As they approached the city, they were already under AA fire, but at around 5500 metres, this was not much of a problem. Instead, the ships had to face a far worse and more unpredictable enemy: the weather. Three of the airships did not even reach the target and already had to return because of it. After the ships dropped their bombload – around 2 tons each – they ran for home.
Due to the terrible weather, L55 got off course and lost the group. The hull was slightly damaged, and two of the five engines went out of action. More o
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