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title: Downed Zeppelin in WWI
author: Gordon F. Crosby - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20614/downed-zeppelin-in-wwi/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-06-19
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# Downed Zeppelin in WWI
_Authored by Gordon F. Crosby - Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20614.png)
## Image Caption
An oil-on-canvas painting by Gordon F. Crosby showing the first destruction of a Zeppelin airship (LZ 37) in the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18). The pilot who shot down the German airship on 7 June 1915, Lieutenant Warneford, was awarded the Victoria Cross medal. (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, G. F. C. -. I. W. (2025, June 19). Downed Zeppelin in WWI. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Gordon F. Crosby - Imperial War. "Downed Zeppelin in WWI." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 19, 2025. .
### MLA
Museums, Gordon F. Crosby - Imperial War. "Downed Zeppelin in WWI." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jun 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/5758) by **Gordon F. Crosby - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 June 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.