Airship Collection (page 6)

Count Zeppelin saluted by members of the naval airship fleet, Germany, 1914-1917 (1933). The German Navy used Zeppelins airships for bombing and reconnaissance purposes during the First World War

Captain Peter Strasser, German airship fleet commander, World War I, 1916-1918 (1933). Strasser (1876-1918) was commander of the German Navys fleet of Zeppelin airships during the First World War

Damaged German navy Zeppelin airship, World War I, 1914-1918 (1933). Zeppelins were used by both the German Army and Navy during World War I for reconnaissance and bombing purposes

Count Zeppelin and Captain Macher on board Zeppelin L30, 1916 (1933). L30 was one of the Zeppelins built for the German Navy during World War I

Dr Ludwig Duerr, German airship designer, late 19th or early 20th century (1933). Duerr (1878-1956) collaborated with Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin on the design for the first Zeppelin airship, LZ1

Dr Hugo Eckener, manager of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, c1917-1933 (1933). Eckener (1868-1954) took over the running of the Zeppelin company after the airships designer, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Portrait of Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, early 20th century (1933). Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German general

Film company on board Zeppelin LZ13 Hansa, c1912-1914 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Passengers boarding Zeppelin LZ 11 Viktoria Luise, c1912-1914 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Zeppelin LZ11 Viktoria Luise in flight during the Kiel Regatta, Germany, 1912 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Crashed Zeppelin LZ 8 Deutschland II, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1911 (1933). Attempting his first Zeppelin flight, Dr Hugo Eckener crashed Deutschland II into the hangar wall after launching the airship

Count Zeppelin and Dr Eckener in a Zeppelin gondola, Schwaben, Germany, c1908-1917 (1933). Hugo Eckener (1868-1954) took over the running of the Zeppelin company after the airships designer

Zeppelin LZ8 Deutschland II, Schwaben, Germany, 1911 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Passenger cabin of Zeppelin LZ7 Deutschland I, 1909 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

115 PS Daimler airship engine of Zeppelin LZ 6, c1909-1910 (1933). In 1909 LZ6 became the first Zeppelin to be used for commercial passenger transport

LZ 6 entering a floating hanger, Halle, Germany, c1909-1910 (1933). Floating hangars were used to house the early Zeppelins as they could be aligned to the wind, making launching the airships easier

Zeppelin LZ 6 under construction, Germany, 1909 (1933). In 1909 LZ6 became the first Zeppelin to be used for commercial passenger transport

Army Zeppelin Z2 (LZ5) stranded near Weilburg during a storm, Germany, 1910 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932

Zeppelin LZ 5 at Goeppingen, Germany, 1909 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Zeppelin LZ4 after the Echterdingen disaster, Germany, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she

Zeppelin LZ4, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she crashed

Zeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany, c1906-1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin. The airship made 45 flights, travelling more than 4000 kilometres

Count Zeppelin with his daughter in the gondola of Zeppelin LZ3, Germany, c1906-1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin

Zeppelin LZ3, purchased by the German Army and was operated as the Z1, 1906 (1933). The army used the airship as a training ship until she was decommissioned in 1913

Zeppelin LZ2 after its destruction, 1906 (1933). The second Zeppelin to be built, LZ2 made its only flight on 17th January 1906

Zeppelin LZ1 in a floating hanger at Manzell, Friedrichshafen, Germany, 1900, (1933). The first Zeppelin, LZ1 was built and housed in this floating hangar on Lake Constance

Airship LZ1 Graf Zeppelin under construction, 1899 (1933). LZ1 was the first of the Zeppelins. It was built in a floating hangar on Lake Constance and made its maiden flight on 2nd July 1900

Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Artist: RG Mathews
Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Zeppelin airship passing over Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The airship Graf Zepplin over London, August 1931 (1936). Built in 1928, the rigid airship Graf Zeppelin was 235 m (772 ft) long and had a gas capacity of 105, 055, 490 liters (3, 710, 000 cu ft)

The R101 passing over the House of Commons, 14th October 1929 (1936)
The 101 passing over the House of Commons, 14th October 1929 (1936). The R101 crashed on October 5 1930, in Beauvais, France, killing 48 people

A Zeppelin entering its floating shed, c 1900, (c1920). The floating hangar could be aligned with the wind. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London)

The victims of the R101 airship disaster lying in state in Westminster Hall, London, 1930 (1935). The airship crashed in France on its maiden overseas flight

Umberto Nobiles hangar, base of the airship Italia, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbergen, Norway, 1929. Umberto Nobile (1885-1978) was an Italian aeronaut and Arctic explorer

How Sub-Lieutenant Warneford won his VC, 7 June 1915, (1920). Warneford was the first Royal Naval Air Service pilot to be awarded the Victoria Cross, for shooting down Zeppelin LZ 37 over Belgium

Cuxhaven Raid, 25 December 1914, (1926). Artist: Charles Fouqueray
Cuxhaven Raid, 25 December 1914, (1926). On Christmas Day 1914 the British launched a comined air and naval attack on the Zeppelin bases at Cuxhaven and Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany

German Zeppelin L49 brought down and captured intact by the French, 20 October 1917

The carcass of Zeppelin LZ85 (L45), 20 October 1917. L45s crew carried out an emergency landing behind Allied lines and destroyed the airship

The carcass of Zeppelin LZ93 (L44), St Clement, France, 20 October 1917. Wreckage of a German airship brought down by anti-aircraft fire

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian pioneer of aviation, (c1924). Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was an important early pioneer of aviation

View of the Sevres Bridge and the Hills of Clamart, Saint-Cloud and Bellevue, 1908. Artist: Henri Rousseau
View of the Sevres Bridge and the Hills of Clamart, Saint-Cloud and Bellevue, 1908. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The death of the aviator Auguste Severo over Paris, 1902. Severo and his mechanic were both killed soon after the hydrogen in Severos recently built airship Pax exploded 2000 feet above the city

The airship of Pierre and Paul Lebaudy, France, 1903. The Lebaudy Brothers airship was an attempt by French designers to counter the achievements of Germany

Alberto Santos-Dumont landing his airship number 9 in Longchamp, Paris, 1903. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 19th June 1903

Alberto Santos-Dumont flying his airship number 10, 1903. Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was an early pioneer of aviation

Santos-Dumonts airship departing from Trouville, France, 1905. Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian pioneer aviator. He initially focused on airship design

Balloon of the Aero Club, 18th March 1899. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 18th March 1899

The Aero Club, costume of a female ballooner, 15th November 1898. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 15th November 1898

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