Zeppelin LZ 100

LZ 100 (L 53)
Zeppelin LZ 100 (L 53)
General information
TypeV-class reconnaissance-bomber rigid airship
National originGerman Empire
ManufacturerLuftschiffbau Zeppelin
Designer
Primary userImperial German Navy
History
First flight8 August 1917
Retired11 August 1918 - Flight Sub-Lt Stuart D Culley takes off in a Sopwith Camel 2F1 bi-plane (pictured) from a barge towed by destroyer HMS Redoubt

The Imperial German Navy Zeppelin LZ 100, given the tactical number L 53, was an V-class World War I zeppelin of the Imperial German Navy. It was shot down by the British RAF and was the last Airship of the First World War.

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