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Postcard of the Italian Royal Navy airship 'City of Jesi' which was brought down the night of August 5-6, 1915 by Austro-Hungarian anti-aircraft fire while on a mission to bomb Pola, home port of Austria-Hungary's fleet. The seven crew members were rescued.
Text:
Serie 69/5. Ital. Kriegsschaupl.: Nr. 27. Das italienische Luftschiff 'Citta di Jesi' heruntergeholt.
Series 69/5. Italian theater of war. No 27. The Italian airship 'Citta di Jesi' brought down.
Reverse:
Ausgabe des Kriegsfürsorgeamtes Wien IX.
Zum Gloria-Viktoria Album
Sammel- u. Nachschlagewerk des Völkerkrieges
War Office Assistance Edition, Vienna IX
For Gloria Viktoria Album
Collection and reference work of international war

Postcard of the Italian Royal Navy airship 'City of Jesi' which was brought down the night of August 5-6, 1915 by Austro-Hungarian anti-aircraft fire while on a mission to bomb Pola, home port of Austria-Hungary's fleet. The seven crew members were rescued.

Image text

Serie 69/5. Ital. Kriegsschaupl.: Nr. 27. Das italienische Luftschiff 'Citta di Jesi' heruntergeholt.



Series 69/5. Italian theater of war. No 27. The Italian airship 'Citta di Jesi' brought down.



Reverse:

Ausgabe des Kriegsfürsorgeamtes Wien IX.

Zum Gloria-Viktoria Album

Sammel- u. Nachschlagewerk des Völkerkrieges



War Office Assistance Edition, Vienna IX

For Gloria Viktoria Album

Collection and reference work of international war

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"Postcard of the Italian Royal Navy airship 'City of Jesi' which was brought down the night of August 5-6, 1915 by Austro-Hungarian anti-aircraft fire while on a mission to bomb Pola, home port of Austria-Hungary's fleet. The seven crew members were rescued."

Image Text

Serie 69/5. Ital. Kriegsschaupl.: Nr. 27. Das italienische Luftschiff 'Citta di Jesi' heruntergeholt.



Series 69/5. Italian theater of war. No 27. The Italian airship 'Citta di Jesi' brought down.



Reverse:

Ausgabe des Kriegsfürsorgeamtes Wien IX.

Zum Gloria-Viktoria Album

Sammel- u. Nachschlagewerk des Völkerkrieges



War Office Assistance Edition, Vienna IX

For Gloria Viktoria Album

Collection and reference work of international war

Image Date

Friday, August 6, 1915

Month, Year

August, 1915

Tags

italienische Luftschiff, airship, Italy, Italian airship, Citta di Jesi, City of Jesi, Jesi, shot down, 1915-08-05, 1915-08-06