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THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE L31

The true story of the Potters Bar Zeppelin is told by Ray Rimell in this special Centenary edition. With rare illustrations and a fulsome biography of Heinrich Mathy.

On October 1 1916, the inhabitants of Potters Bar, Middlesex were witness to the fiery destruction of a raiding German Zeppelin that came down on the  Oakmere Estate.All 19 crewmembers perished,including the airship's redoubtable commander Kapitanleutnant Heinrich Mathy. This  dramatic event was commemorated by Ray Rimell in  this book  published on 1 October 2016; with the aid of many contemporary eyewitness accounts,plus official military records and personal family archives ,the author presents a fulsome account of the night's drama and traces the wartime career of L31's commander as never before.
Including over 50 rare photos,together with specially-commissioned artwork and drawings, this unique account accurately records one of the most witnessed aerial encounters over British soil during 'The Great War.'
 Limited to 1000 copies,all individually numbered and signed by the author,copies are available in limited numbers....

 

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0.18kg
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