Zeppelin LZ 92
| LZ 92 (tactical number L 43) | |
|---|---|
| Zeppelin LZ 92 (tactical L 43) during the Action of 4 May 1917 | |
| General information | |
| Other name | L 43 |
| Type | S-Class rigid reconnaissance airship (Zeppelin) |
| National origin | Imperial Germany |
| Manufacturer | Zeppelin Luftschiffbau |
| Designer | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Primary user | Kaiserliche Marine |
| Service | 1917 |
| Major applications | Maritime reconnaissance; bombing raids |
| Number built | 1 (LZ 92 corresponds to tactical L 43) |
| Construction number | LZ 92 |
| Serial | L 43 |
| Flights | 7 (6 reconnaissance, 1 raid) |
| History | |
| Introduction date | March 1917 |
| First flight | 6 March 1917 |
| In service | 1917 |
| Last flight | 14 June 1917 |
| Outcome | Destroyed in action (shot down 14 June 1917) |
| Developed from | S-class Zeppelin design lineage |
| Preserved at | Wreckage lost; fragments in museum collections |
| Fate | Shot down and crashed into the North Sea 14 June 1917 |
The LZ 92 (tactical number L 43) was a German S-class (naval) Zeppelin used by the Kaiserliche Marine in 1917 for maritime reconnaissance and limited bombing operations; she flew during the spring and early summer of 1917 and was shot down on 14 June 1917 with the loss of her 25 crewmember onboard.