Zeppelin Collection (page 5)

Zeppelin bomb explosion diagram
A special Sphere diagram combining a photograph of bomb damage on a building in Antwerp with an added illustration of the bomb, dropped from a German Zeppelin, exploding on impact with the ground

German Zeppelin over Antwerp 1914
A German Zeppelin airship over Antwerp, illuminated at night. The diagram shows how it dropped and fired its bombs on the Belgian city. Date: 1914

Loot by William Heath Robinson WWI
An unsuspecting gentleman walking his dog is being robbed by a group of Germen soldiers in a zeppelin using a hook and some rope. 1916

A wasted life: satire on the invention of tanks, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II chides Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and aircraft manufacturer, for not inventing anything useful, like the armoured tanks of the allies. Date: 1916

Tatler front cover, William Leefe Robinson, V. C. WW1
Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, a member of the RFC No. 39 Home Defence Squadron, shot down a German airship on 2nd September 1916 above Hertfordshire

Zeppelin with German fleet, WW1
An L type zeppelin airship pictured accompanying a squadron of German battleships at sea. Featured in the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News at the time when the Germans had bombarded the East

Lt. Brandon, Royal Flying Corps
Flight-Lieutenant Alfred de Bathe Brandon (1883-1974), New Zealand born lawyet and aviator. Credited with bringing down the first Zeppelin (L-15) during the First World War

The Zep That Bill Built
A poetic spoof of the rhyme, The House that Jack Built, telling the tale of a zeppelin built by the Germans and its eventual sinking by the British. Date: 1915

Zeppelin raids -- dangers to avoid. Showing how important it is to avoid falling glass (left), and the importance of taking cover behind walls (right). Date: 1915

Zeppelin raid over London by G. H. Davis
The Zeppelin raid over London during World War One, with a sectional view of a Zeppelin, showing the curving flight of a bomb when dropped from a rapidly moving airship. Date: 1915

How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked by G. H. Davis
How a Zeppelin climbs when attacked from below by anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1915

Zeppelin raids by G. H. Davis
The Zeppelin raids: some notes on the airships and their weapons. How a Zeppelin goes aloft when attacked -- the working of the elevators and the release of the water ballast. Date: 1915

Aeroplanes v. Zeppelins by G. H. Davis
The struggle for aerial supremacy: aeroplanes versus Zeppelins. Left: outmanoeuvring a Zeppelin at sea. Right: an extraordinary optical delusion -- chasing a sunlit cornfield which looks like a

Wireless cabin on a Zeppelin by G. H. Davis
How the night raiders talk -- the wireless cabin on a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1915

Zeppelin airship flights by night, by G. H. Davis
The possibilities of Zeppelin airship flights by night. Showing a 360 mile route from Heligoland to Selby, and an inset map with various routes marked

Allied Forces activity in German territory, WW1
Two examples of Allied Forces activity in German territory during the early stages of the First World War. Above, debris from a German motor convoy

Pyjamas suitable for Zeppelin raids, 1915
A not entirely sensible suggestion for smart pyjamas (of black crepe de chine trimmed with black and white ribbon) which would make the wearer presentable should they need to be seen in public at

Waiting to see the Zeps zip by Fish
Waiting to see the " Zeps" zip. An exciting and emotional pastime which is very popular these mild evenings. The telescopes should be gazed through upside-down to emphasise the distance of

Germanys expenditure on aircraft by G. H. Davis
Germanys new expenditure on her aircraft: five years planned expenditure on airships, sheds and aeroplanes. Illustrating the latest military experiment with Zeppelins -- guns on the roof

Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after WW1 bombing
Sketches in Ostend, Belgium, after bombing during a Zeppelin raid in the early stages of the First World War. Showing scenes at the railway station, in the fish market

Aerial view of Berlin, Germany, from a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1913

Searchlights near Nancy, France, WW1
Searchlights on the lookout for German Zeppelin airships near Nancy, France, at the start of the First World War. August 1914

Graf Zeppelin airship hovering above the ground
The German Graf Zeppelin airship hovering above the ground, with a crowd of people below it

People in and around the Graf Zeppelin airship
People in and around the German Graf Zeppelin airship. Seen here is a close-up of the radio room window

Zeppelins Birthplace
Girsberg Manor, near the city of Constance, Lake Constance, (Bodensee), Germany where GRAF FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN was born on 8 July 1838. Date: 1838 - 1917

Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Franco-Prussian War 1870
Graf FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN (1838-1917) has a narrow escape in 1870 during a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines in the Franco-Prussian War. 1870

Zeppelin at Bodensee
A Zeppelin about to be launched at Lake Constance, (Bodensee), Germany. Date: 1906

Chocolate Zeppelin
A little girl with blonde hair in plaits, sitting on a wooden bench, eating a chocolate zeppelin wrapped in silver paper! Date: early 1930s

Dr Hugo Eckener
DR HUGO ECKENER German aviator and disciple of Zeppelin, with and for whom he worked from 1908 to the 1930s. Photographed pointing at a globe. Date: 1868 - 1954

Zeppelin LZ 109

Thessaloniki, Greece - Remains of German Zeppelin LZ85
Thessaloniki, Greece - A large crowd examines the remains of the German Zeppelin LZ85, brought down over Thessaloniki, Greece (Salonica)

Thessaloniki - French Destroyer illuminates Zeppelin LZ85
Night Combat over the Bay of Thessaloniki, Greece - A French Destroyer illuminates the German military Zeppelin airship LZ85 and takes a few pot shots in the general direction

Hagia Sophia - Thessaloniki, Greece with Airship. Date: 1917

Air Fleet Club - Germany - Zeppelin Ride - quite what the residents of the town being illuminated from above by the searchlights thought of this is not known.... Possiby LZ-2 Date: circa 1906

Remains of the German Zeppelin LZ85 - Salonica - WWI
A display of the remains of the German Zeppelin LZ85, brought down over Thessaloniki, Greece (Salonica) brought down by anti-aircraft guns of the British battleship Agamemnon on 5th May 1916

Graf von Zeppelin - portrait
Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (1838-1917), also known as Count Zeppelin, German general, aviator and airship manufacturer, founder of the Zeppelin Airship company. Date: circa 1910

Zeppelin parts at Lady Droghedas Official Air Services Exhibition at the Peoples Palace, Mile End Road, 1-19 November 1917

The captains gondola of the Graf Zeppelin II LZ 130
The captains gondola of the Graf Zeppelin II, LZ 130, during construction at Friedrichshafen

The Graf Zeppelin II LZ 130 during construction
The Graf Zeppelin II, LZ 130, during construction at Friedrichshafen

The bow framework of Graf Zeppelin II LZ 130 being lifted
The bow framework of Graf Zeppelin II, LZ 130, being lifted into position outside the hangar at Friedrichshafen, 11 February 1937. Date: 1937

Dr Eckener in the control cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ
Dr Eckener in the control cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127

Control cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 (sketch)
Control cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127 (sketch)

Cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127
Cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127

Passenger salloon aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127
Passenger salloon aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127

The Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 landing at Hanworth Aero Park
The Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, landing at Hanworth Aero Park from Germany, 18 August 1931. Date: 1931

The Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 from Kew Ground
The Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, from Kew Ground

Passengers for the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 colour tinted
Passengers for the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, colour tinted

Dining room aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 colour tinted
Dining room aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, colour tinted

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