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WW I: The First Night Zeppelins Bombed London January 24, 2023
On the night of 31 May 1915, a single German zeppelin airship appeared over north London and began dropping its deadly cargo on the darkened streets below. This was the first time that the capital had been bombed from the air.Here, Ian Castle, the au...
WW I Blimps Were Great at Scaring People January 02, 2023
World War I saw the rise of the submarine and the airplane as vital weapons of war, and even now they remain keystones of military might. The airship, on the other hand, became little more than a means of capturing fantastic aerial shots at the Super...
WW I: The First Night Zeppelins Bombed London January 19, 2022
On the night of 31 May 1915, a single German zeppelin airship appeared over north London and began dropping its deadly cargo on the darkened streets below. This was the first time that the capital had been bombed from the air.Here, Ian Castle, the au...
Air War From Zeppelins to Drones January 18, 2022
Even before the invention of powered flight humans have sought to take to the air to gain an advantage in war. Initially the military uses of flight were focused on reconnaissance, in particular gaining a bird's eye view of the battle field. Early at...
About 1st London Zeppelin Raid October 30, 2019
No Shortage of Famous Zeppelin Disasters October 17, 2019
Here is the list of famous airship accidents:2 May 1902 - Semi-rigid airship Pax explodes over Paris (France). Both crewmen killed.13 October 1902 – Flight of envelope over Paris was ended as disaster because of separation of gondola from envelope wh...
Zeppelin Raid Launches Era of Air War January 19, 2018
Balloons had been used in wars prior to the First World War, notably by the Americans in the civil war and the French during the siege of Paris in 1870. This technology had been advanced by the development of dirigibles - cigar shaped airships with ...
WW I Blimps Were Great at Scaring People January 02, 2018
World War I saw the rise of the submarine and the airplane as vital weapons of war, and even now they remain keystones of military might. The airship, on the other hand, became little more than a means of capturing fantastic aerial shots at the Super...
Famous Airship and Zeppelin Accidents October 17, 2017
Here is the list of famous airship accidents:2 May 1902 - Semi-rigid airship Pax explodes over Paris (France). Both crewmen killed.13 October 1902 – Flight of envelope over Paris was ended as disaster because of separation of gondola from envelope wh...
