Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this aircraft are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.
The remains of this aircraft are designated as a Controlled Site under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. For further information on this Act and its administration with regard to aircraft, please contact the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre, RAF Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1RZ.
Event and Historical Information:
The SSZ-35 crashed into the sea 15 miles northwest of Holyhead on 17 October 1918 after its envelope was torn. The airship was one of 8 Sea Scout Zero airships to be based as RNAS Anglesey (Llangefni). The station was established and commissioned at Mona on 26 September 1915 when the enemy's submarine campaign in Liverpool Bay and St George's Channel was at its height. There were between 130 to 150 men living and working on this station. Major George Scott as the officer in charge.
Sources include:
Phillips, A, 2010, Defending Wales: The Coast and Sea Lanes in Wartime, pg39
