Pl. 58
Plate 58 of 87 · Class VII, Aircraft & airships
Zeppelin
A rigid airship named after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, which had a framework of aluminum girders covered in fabric and held gas bags inside. German army and navy Zeppelins were used for scouting at sea and for bombing raids on Britain and France.
Mentioned in
- Chapter III The War of Movement §2 Liège: The Forts, Ludendorff and Big Bertha
- Chapter IV Deadlock §10 The Lusitania, Zeppelins and the War in the Air
- Chapter V The Year of Attrition §6 Jutland: The Day of the Dreadnoughts
- Chapter VII The Last Gamble §3 Operation Michael: The Kaiser's Battle
- Chapter XI War on Waves and Wings Overview§9 Zeppelins, Gothas and the Birth of the RAF§10 Carriers, Tondern and the Scuttling at Scapa Flow
- Chapter XII The Home Fronts Overview§8 Civilians Under Fire