Airships made about 51 bombing raids on Britain during World War I. These killed 557 and injured another 1,358 people. More than 5,000 bombs were dropped (largely on towns and cities) across Britain, causing £1.5 million () in damage. 84 airships took part, of which 30 were shot down or lost in accidents.
+ Airships shot down over the United Kingdom during World War IShot downTactical NoProduction NoShot down byAircraftSquadronSerial NumberCrash locationPicture L 15 LZ 48 Combination of Ranken darts dropped by Alfred Brandon and Anti-Aircraft Fire B.E.2e & ground fire No. 19 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron and Dartford AA battery Kentish Knock, Thames estuary SL 11 Lt Leefe Robinson B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 2693 Cuffley, Hertfordshire L 32 LZ 74 2nd Lt Frederick Sowrey B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 4112 Great Burstead, Essex L 33 LZ 76 Alfred Brandon B.E.2e fighter No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 4112 Little Wigborough, Essex L 31 LZ 72 2nd Lt Wulstan J. Tempest B.E.2c No. 39 Home Defence Squadron 4557 Potter's Bar, Hertfordshire L 34 LZ 78 2nd Lt Ian Pyot B.E.2c No. 36 Home Defence Squadron 2738 Hartlepool, County Durham L 21 LZ 61 Flt Lt Egbert 'Bertie' Cadbury B.E.2c RNAS Great Yarmouth 8265 Sea L 22 LZ 64 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Robert Leckie Curtiss H12 RNAS Great Yarmouth 8666 Sea L 48 LZ 95 2nd Lt Loudon Pierce Watkins B.E.12 No. 37 Home Defence Squadron 6110 Theberton, East Suffolk L 23 LZ 66 2nd Lt Bernard A. Smart Sopwith Pup HMS Yarmouth cruiser - Sea L 62 LZ 107 Capt T.C. Pattinson Felixstowe F2A - N4291 Sea L 70 LZ 112 Captain Robert Leckie Airco DH.4 RNAS Great Yarmouth - Sea L 53 LZ 100 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Stuart D Culley Sopwith Camel HMS Redoubt destroyer N6812 Sea
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