Tondern raid

Tondern Raid

The seven Sopwith Camels on the flight deck of HMS Furious en route to the Tondern raid
Date19 July 1918
Location
54°56′N 8°51′E / 54.933°N 8.850°E / 54.933; 8.850
Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Richard Phillimore None
Strength
7 aircraft
  • 2 airships
  • 1 captive balloon
Casualties and losses
  • 1 pilot drowned
  • 3 interned
  • 1 aircraft damaged
  • 2 aircraft abandoned
  • 1 aircraft lost at sea
  • 4 wounded
  • 2 airships destroyed
  • 1 captive balloon destroyed
  • 2 hangars damaged
Location of Tondern (now Tønder, Denmark)

The Tondern raid or Operation F.7, was a British bombing raid by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force against the Imperial German Navy airship base at Tønder, Denmark, then part of Germany. The airships were used for the strategic bombing of Britain. On 19 July 1918, seven Sopwith Camels took off from HMS Furious, a converted battlecruiser, in the first attack in history by aircraft from an aircraft carrier. For the loss of one man and several aircraft, the British destroyed Zeppelins L 54, L 60 and a captive balloon.

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