French Officer in gondola of Zeppelin L49

French Officer in gondola of Zeppelin L49
Here we see a French officer who has climbed into one of the crew gondola's on the Zeppelin L49, which was forced down almost intact in France on 19 October 1917, to secure the crew and make sure they didn't destroy the zeppelin.
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