Theberton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theberton is a village in Suffolk, England. It is located 4 miles northeast of Saxmundham, its post town. Located within the village is a National school for both sexes and Theberton Hall. The village primary school was closed around 1970 and is now used as the village hall.
It was here at 02:00 on the morning of June 17th, 1917 that a German Zeppelin airship L48 was shot down on a bombing run.[1][2] 16 members of the crew died in the crash, three survived but one later died from his injuries.[1] Their bodies have since been moved to a central burial ground in Staffordshire, although a memorial can still be seen in the cemetery across the road from the church. Part of the framework of the Zeppelin itself is mounted in the porch of the church.[3]
[edit] Twinning
Theberton is twinned with Thebarton, Australia.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b redkitebooks.co.uk, Aviation Archaeology, Zeppelin L48 excavation carried out for BBC television
- ^ redkitebooks.co.uk, The excavation of L48 the “Theberton Zeppelin”, post-excavation report
- ^ www.theberton.info/timewatch.htm, Zeppelin, German zeppelin pictures, L48, LZ95, zeppelin crash ...
 |
This Suffolk location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
