Zeppelin Shot Down
What did Mr Littlechild of Cuffley see at 1 o’clock on Sunday morning ?
Did Mr Littlechild think it safer to be inside or outside the house ?
The burning Zeppelin was so close their house, what did Mr Littlechild think would happen ?
What actually happened ?
The second item is a postcard of William Leefe-Robinson, the airman who shot the Zeppelin down. Why do you think this commemorative postcard was produced ?
In the third item, a well dressed lady is picking through the wreckage of the shot down Zeppelin. Does this surprise you ?
What is the fourth item ?
Why was it important to have this mark of authenticity ?
To which charity and for what purpose were metal scraps from the Zeppelin sold ?
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I have an old photo of “zeppelin bought down in flames at Potters Bar midnight oct 1st 1916” but have seen the exact same drawing on a website showing sept 1916 zeppelin.
The http://www.Hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk site has some fascinating stories about the Zeppelin attacks on the UK during WW1. Including an item about a postcard I found in a shop in Lyme Regis.
One of the other Zeppelins shot down over Hertfordshire happened at 2350, on 1 October 1916 when the Zeppelin L31 dropped some 50 bombs on Cheshunt it was pursued by a BE2C fighter plane and was shot down in flames near Potters Bar, Herts. with a loss of all the 19 crew.
At 2.25am on Sunday 3rd September 1916 Zeppelin Schtte-Lanz 11 of the German Army was shot down by a fighter plane using the new incendiary ammunition. The Zeppelin burst into flames and crashed at Cuffley.