Crashed Zeppelin
Contributed by Felixstowe Museum
Shot down Zeppelin
WORLD WAR I: CAMEL v ZEPPELIN
At 3.45 am on June 17, 1917, Lt. S D Culley flying a Sopwith Camel of the Royal Flying Corps shot down a Zeppelin believed to have been on a mission to bomb Felixstowe. The pictures on this page show two picture postcards from the time, and a brooch believed to have been made from a piece of metal salvaged from the wreckage.
Additional Notes
These and other artefacts will be on display next year in our RAF 90th anniversary exhibition. Preparations are now under way and we would be pleased to hear from anyone who has items from this period which they may wish to tell us about or loan for the duration of the exhibition
Exhibition: A Taste of Felixstowe Museum
Four young sailors at Felixstowe
Scouts using the dressing up box at Felixstowe Museum in October 2008
