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World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
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Leefe Robinson
British WW1 fighter pilot (1895–1918)
William Leefe Robinson VC was the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over Britain during the First World War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Airship
Powered lighter-than-air aircraft
An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power. Aerostats use buoyancy from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air to achieve the lift needed to stay…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Schütte-Lanz SL 11
German airship in the First World War
The Schütte-Lanz SL 11 was a German military dirigible built in 1916 by Luftschiffbau Schütte-Lanz. It was the first German airship to be shot down while bombing England.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cuffley
Village in Hertfordshire, England
Cuffley is a village in the civil parish of Northaw and Cuffley, within the Welwyn Hatfield district of south-east Hertfordshire, England. Located between Goffs Oak,Cheshunt and Potters Bar, it lies within the London commuter belt, approximately 17 miles (27 km) north of central…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)