Complex sentence: Though the life of the LZ2 was brief, only two flights, its near sister ship, the LZ3, first flew 9 October 1906 and it was purchased by the German Army and operated as the LZI until 1913.
Split into simpler sentences: Though the life of the LZ2 was brief, only two flights, its near sister ship, the LZ3, first flew 9 October 1906. The LZ3 was purchased by the German Army and was operated as the LZI until 1913.