Pl. 59
Plate 59 of 87 · Class VII, Aircraft & airships
Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
A four-engined German biplane bomber, the only Riesenflugzeug (giant aircraft) design built in any quantity, with a wingspan of 42.2 meters. About 18 were built, and each needed a 50-man ground crew. Giants bombed Britain in raids between September 1917 and May 1918.