Friedrichshafen Collection

Poster, Zeppelin to South America
Poster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934

The Graf Zeppelin flying over Friedrichshafen, Germany
The Graf Zeppelin flying over Friedrichshafen, a city on the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) in southern Germany, known for its importance in aviation history

The view looking towards the stern of the Graf Zeppelin II, LZ 130, during construction at Friedrichshafen

Graf Zeppelin over Friedrichshafen, Germany Date: 1930s

Kaiserliche Marine - Friedrichshafen FF. 34 117
Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) - Friedrichshafen FF.34 117. The sole FF.34 was converted to the FF.44, with a tractor engine in the nose of a normal fuselage, retaining the serial 117

Friedrichshafen FF. 63
Friedrichshafen FF.63; a float -equipped monoplane based on the Brandenburg W.29. Date: circa 1918

Marine-Fliegerabteilung - Friedrichshafen FF. 31 274
Marine-Fliegerabteilung - Friedrichshafen FF.31 274 pusher float-plane Two FF.31 float-planes were Built for the Marine-Fliegerabteilung

Unidentified biplane (Friedrichshafen?), powered by a 150PS Benz Bz.III engine. (PS= Pferd starke - a German equivalent of horsepower) Date: 1914

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg after its arrival at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 10 May 1936, following its first flight to North America from Friedrichshafen

Launch of the LZ-126 Zeppelin - USS Los Angeles
The USS Los Angeles - a rigid airship, designated ZR-3 (Construction number LZ-126), which was built in 19231924 by the Zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen, Germany as war reparation

WW1 - British bomber squadron with Avro 504s
WW1 - Three Avro 504 British biplanes and the British bomber squadron on the ground preparing to carry out an aerial attack in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Commander Briggs biplane, No

Friedrichshafen FF 45 GIII, (side view, on the ground)

Friedrichshafen G II German three-man fighter plane
Friedrichshafen G II 131/15 German three-man fighter plane, standing in a workshop with its tail up. It became operational in early 1916, but was only built in small numbers. Date: circa 1915-1916

Friedrichshafen G III German heavy bomber
Friedrichshafen G III German three-man heavy bomber, initially deployed in mid-1917, and continuing into 1918. Date: circa 1917-1918

Friedrichshafen FF 45 GIII with Albatros D Va

Friedrichshafen FF37 or CI two-seat biplane
Friedrichshafen FF37 or CI two-seat pusher-engined experimental German biplane. It did not reach the production stage. Date: circa 1916

Friedrichshafen FF 33E German plane on ships hoist
Friedrichshafen FF 33E German scout plane (serial no. 841), nicknamed the Wolfchen (Baby Wolf), seen here on a ships hoist on 6 March 1918

Friedrichshafen FF 33H German plane, whose crew are apparently rescuing the crew of a downed enemy floatplane -- possibly staged for propaganda purposes

Friedrichshafen G I German bomber, believed to be the sole model built in 1915, precursor of the Gotha. Date: circa 1915

View from Railway Carriage, Immenstaad, Baden-W�berg
View from Railway Carriage, Immenstaad, near Friedrichshafen, Baden-W� berg, Germany. Written on back: Munich to Zurich - from the carriage widow near Immenstaad Date: 1930s

The Enemys aircraft by G. H. Davis
The drawing depicts a few of the more conspicuous types of biplane aeroplanes in use by the Germans in the First World War. The Gotha twin-engined biplane have an unenvible notoriety. 1918

German aircraft 1918
Fighting, bombing and reconnassance German planes of 1918. The Friedrichshafen machines are built by the Flugzen Friedrichshafen company, a branch of the Zeppelin works. Date: 1918

The LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 10 May 1?
The LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 10 May 1936, following its first flight to North America from Friedrichshafen

The LZ129 Hindenburg over Friedrichshafen during a test ?
The LZ129 Hindenburg over Friedrichshafen during a test flight on 6 March 1936

The LZ129 Hindenburg over Friedrichshafen on 4 March 193?
The LZ129 Hindenburg over Friedrichshafen on 4 March 1936, during its first flight which lasted three hours

The LZ129 Hindenburg outside its hangar at Friedrichshaf?
The LZ129 Hindenburg outside its hangar at Friedrichshafen on 4 March 1936, the day of its first flight

The LZ129 Hindenburg in its hangar at Friedrichshafen on?
The LZ129 Hindenburg in its hangar at Friedrichshafen on 3 March 1936, the day before its first flight

Assembled at Friedrichshafen during 1932-1936, the Hinde?
Assembled at Friedrichshafen during 1932-1936, the Hindenburg?s hull was composed of a ring structure of duralumin girders and bracing wires

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

The Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 over Friedrichshafen
The Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127, over Friedrichshafen

Count Zeppelins Study
GRAF FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN The study of the famous aviator, Friedrichshafen, Germany. Date: 1838 - 1917

German Friedrichshafen G. III bomber plane, WW1
A German Friedrichshafen G.III medium bomber plane with two Mercedes engines, in service towards the end of the First World War. Seen here on an airfield, with crew. Date: 1917-1918

British biplanes about to start for Friedrichshafen

The Zeppelin LZ 129, under construction, 1934
Photograph of the Zeppelin airship LZ 129 under construction at Friedrichshafen, March 1934

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