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AIRSHIP KILLERS

World War I

Zeppelin L.49

NAME VICTORIES DETAIL AIR SERVICE UNITS NATIONALITY COMMENTS

Leckie, Robert 2 Zeppelin L.22, L.70 RNAS & RAF HMS Large Amerika Great Britain gunner *
Brandon, Alfred de Bath 2 Zeppelin L.15, L.33 RFC 39(HD)Sqn New Zealand *
Cadbury, Egbert 2 [1+1] Zeppelin L.21, L.70 RFC & RAF Burgh Castle HD, CAS Great Yarmouth Great Britain *
Gabbin 2 [0+2] Zeppelin L.22, L.23 RNAS HMS Large Amerika Great Britain
Ambrosio, Alfred Baptistin 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.50 Av.Mil.Fra. N 151 France *
Ashby, Sydney 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.48 RFC Exp. St. Ordfordness Great Britain observer *
Christiansen, Friedrich 1 C.27 German NAS SFL 1 Germany
Culley, Stuart D. 1 Zeppelin L.53 RNAS HM TBD Redoubt Great Britain
Cullny 1 Zeppelin L.43 RNAS Great Britain
de la Marque, Gontrand Georges 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.49 Av.Mil.Fra. N 152 France *
de Lesseps, Comte Jacques Benjamin 1 [0+1] Zeppelin LZ 79 Av.Mil.Fra. V 96 (C.R.P.) France *
Deneboudes, Clément 1 [0+1] Zeppelin LZ 79 Av.Mil.Fra. MF 93 France *
Denis, Marcel 1 Zeppelin L.49 Av.Mil.Fra. N 152 France *
Fane, Gerard William Reginald 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.21 RNAS CAS Great Yarmouth Great Britain *
Fiala von Fernbrugg, Benno 1 M.4 K.u.K. LFT Flik 19 Austria-Hungary observer *
Fritsch von Cronenwald, Hans Ritter 1 M.2 K.u.K. NAS Seeflugstation Pola Austria-Hungary observer *
Galliot 1 [0+1] Zeppelin LZ 79 Av.Mil.Fra. V 96 (C.R.P.) France observer *
Gressett, Philippe Jean Louis 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.49 Av.Mil.Fra. N 152 France *
Heyrowsky, Adolf 1 M.4 K.u.K. LFT Flik 19 Austria-Hungary *
Hirsch, Henri Léon 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.50 Av.Mil.Fra. N 151 France *
Hobbs, B. D. 1 Zeppelin L.43 RFC Felixtowe HD Great Britain
Holder, Douglas 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.48 RFC Exp. St. Ordfordness Great Britain *
Keys, Ralph Edmund 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.70 RFC Yarmouth HD Great Britain
Klasing, Gustav 1 M.2 K.u.K. NAS Seeflugstation Pola Austria-Hungary *
Lafargue, Charles Jean 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.49 Av.Mil.Fra. N 152 France *
Leefe Robinson, William 1 Schütte-Lanz SL-XI RFC 39(HD)Sqn British India *
Lefèvre, Charles Eugène Joseph Marie 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.49 Av.Mil.Fra. N 152 France *
Meyer, Karl 1 C.17 German NAS SFS 1 Germany
Pulling, Edward Laston 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.21 RNAS CAS Great Yarmouth Great Britain *
Pyott, I. V. 1 Zeppelin L.34 RFC 36(HD)Sqn South Africa
Tempest, Wulstan 1 Zeppelin L.31 RFC 39(HD)Sqn Great Britain *
Saundby, Henry Magnus Spencer 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.48 RFC Exp. St. Ordfordness Great Britain *
Smart, Bernard Arthur 1 Zeppelin L.23 RNAS HMS Yarmouth Great Britain *
Sowrey, Frederick 1 Zeppelin L.32 RFC 39(HD)Sqn Great Britain *
Vallin, Louis 1 [0+1] Zeppelin LZ 79 Av.Mil.Fra. MF 93 France observer *
Vandendorpe, René Edmont Ernest 1 Zeppelin L.49 Av.Mil.Fra. N 152 France *
Warneford, Rex A. J. 1 Zeppelin LZ-37 RNAS 1(N)Sqn Canada
Watkins, L. P. 1 [0+1] Zeppelin L.48 RFC 37(HD)Sqn Canada *

CAS
C.R.P. Camp Retranché de Paris
HD Home Defence
HSM His or Her Majesty's Ship
K.u.K. Kaiserliche und Königliche / Imperial and Royal
LFT Luftfahrtruppe / Aviation Troops
N Nieuport
(N) Night
NAS Naval Air Service
RAF Royal Air Force
RFC Royal Flying Corps
RNAS Royal Naval Air Service
Sqn Squadron
SPA Spad

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