The Zeppelin sheds at the Nordholz Airbase near Cuxhaven were out of range of UK-based aircraft, so a plan was developed for the seaplane tenders , (Squadron-commander Cecil Malone, who was also air commander for the raid)  (Lieutenant E. D. M. Robertson) and  (Lieutenant Frederick Bowhill), supported by the Harwich Force, a group of cruisers, destroyers and submarines commanded by Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt, to launch three seaplanes each from their station near Helgoland in the German Bight.
The Zeppelin sheds at Nordholz Airbase near Cuxhaven were beyond reach of UK-based aircraft, so a plan was devised to launch seaplanes from the seaplane tenders (Squadron Commander Cecil Malone, who also commanded the raid), (Lieutenant E. D. M. Robertson), and (Lieutenant Frederick Bowhill) with support from the Harwich Force, a group of cruisers, destroyers, and submarines led by Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt, to launch three seaplanes each from their station near Helgoland in the German Bight.