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Description: | Relic salvaged from the crash site of the First World War German Army airship SL11, which was shot down in flames at Cuffley, Hertfordshire by Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson (39 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps) on 2-3 September 1916. The SL11 was the first airship to be brought down on British soil; Robinson won the Victoria Cross (VC) for the action.
Flattened bullet from crash site that has the chance appearance reminiscent of the Prince of Wales feathers.
First German airship / Zeppelin brought down on British soil during the First World War.
bullet
flattened bullet (L 3cm x W 3cm x H 0.5cm) with 'feathered' rounded edge
Master | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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