Cuffley Great War airship crash site
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The Cuffley Great War airship crash site is a historic First World War location in Hertfordshire, England, where a German airship was shot down over Britain, marking one of the early aerial victories in home defense.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cuffley Great War airship crash site canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
First World War site
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historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British anti-aircraft defence in World War I
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German airship raids on Britain ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| event | shooting down of a German airship ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Airship incidents in the United Kingdom
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Aviation accidents and incidents in England ⓘ Military history of Hertfordshire ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Hertfordshire ⓘ World War I sites in England ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
protected historic site in England
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scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britain
NERFINISHED
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Cuffley NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ Hertfordshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cuffley village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
German airship destroyed over Britain
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early aerial victory in British home defence ⓘ |
| partOf | British home front in the First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| usedFor | commemoration of First World War air defence ⓘ |
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