Naval airship Citta di Jesi fateful night

Naval airship Citta di Jesi fateful night

The second airship, which the Italians lost during the war with their Austro-Hungarian rival, was designated „Naval Airship V.1 Class V (Verduzio)“, later also „Citta di Jesi“. On the fateful night of 5 August 1915, her crew attempted to attack the most important port and military base of the Danube monarchy in the northern Adriatic…