V.1 Città di Jesi

V.1 Città di Jesi
Airship after the shotdown near Pula, 6 August 1915
Role Patrol airship
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Stabilimento Costruzioni Aeronautiche, Vigna di Valle
Designer Rodolfo Verduzio
First flight 1914
Introduction 1915
Status lost in action 5 August 1915
Primary user Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy)
Number built 1

V.1 Città di Jesi was a semi-rigid military single-gondola airship made in 1914 by the Stabilimento Costruzioni Aeronautiche in Vigna di Valle, designed by Rodolfo Verduzio as the first aircraft of the "V-Class" airships and operated by Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy). On 5 August 1915 it was destroyed by an Austro-Hungarian anti-aircraft artillery during the bomb raid on Pula.

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