LZ 5 after hasty repairs from colliding with a pear tree in 1909.
Role
Type c Experimental military rigid airship
Type of aircraft
National origin
Imperial Germany
Manufacturer
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
Designer
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
First flight
26 May 1909
Retired
25 April 1910
Status
Destroyed in crash
Primary user
Kaiserliche Marine
Number built
1
The Zeppelin LZ 5, tactical number Z II, was a German experimental military rigid airship constructed under the direction of Ferdinand von Zeppelin. After having made numerous successful trips, LZ 5 broke loose from its moorings in a storm and subsequentely crashed on 25 April 1910.[1][2][3]
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