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Airships. pic: circa 1910's. The German Zeppelin airship "Hansa" and the Zeppelin "Z 5" in the hangar, pictured shortly before World War One. The gigantic airship of the Siemens - Schuckert works at berlin. The 393 FOOT long semirigid airship is brought into the hall.
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Deutsche Luft Hansa ordered three of the large BV 222 boats in 1937 for use on the North and South Atlantic. The prototype V1 D-ANTE was civil, but after initial flight trials was modified into a freight transport for the Luftwaffe. There followed nine further aircraft, no two alike. V9 also being the first of four production 222C-0 transports with...
Wings: high-wing cantilever monoplane. All-metal structure with a single tubular spar. The spar was sub-divided to contain six fuel tanks. Wing spar measuring 1,45 m (4 ft. 9 in.) in diameter. A passage inside the wing gives access to the engines in flight. Electric de-icing equipment. Hull: all-metal two step hull covered with corrosion-resisting ...
Heinz J. Nowara: Luftgiganten uber See Bv 222 – Viking – Bv 238, Waffen-Arsenal Band 63 (german)Heinz J. Nowara: Blohm & Voss Bv 222, Schiffer Military HistoryBlohm & Voss BV 222 “Wiking” – Flugzeug Profile 40 (german)Rudolf Hofling: Blohm & Voss Bv 222 “Wiking”, Schiffer6 hours ago · A German-managed multipurpose ship allegedly carrying explosives bound for Israel has reportedly docked in Albania. Baltic Insight said it had photographed the 8,000-dwt Kathrin (built 2010 ...
Sep 7, 2024 · The airship was considered the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. During the 1930s, airships like the Hindenburg class were widely considered the future of air travel, and the lead ship of the class, LZ 129 Hindenburg, established a regular transatlantic service.
Aug 15, 2018 · The German Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking (German for “Viking”) was the largest seaplane to achieve operational status during the Second World War. During its time in combat, it was notable as the largest aircraft in the war to get a kill against an enemy plane, but it also was the largest aircraft to be gunned down during the war.
Aug 25, 2016 · A diving team from Poland, including experienced scuba divers Dimitris “Dima” Stavrakakis and acclaimed underwater photographer Tomasz “Tomek” Stachura share with pierrekosmidis.blogspot.com their experience and stunning underwater photos of a unique WW2 Wreck, the only German aircraft carrier that was never meant to see active duty.
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Mar 2, 2018 · The forgotten era of the Airships in rare photographs, 1900s-1940s. The German zeppelin Hindenburg floats past the Empire State Building over Manhattan, on August 8, 1936, en route to Lakehurst, New Jersey, from Germany. The history of airships begins, like the history of hot air balloons, in France.
