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German Airships
- 1931 Polar Flight of the Airship Graf Zeppelin An Historical Perspective
An overview of the epic flight to the North Pole. The fight was originally planned to
rendezvous with a submarine captained by the Australian adventurer, Sir Hubert
Wilkins. Note: Text is blue.
http://home.att.net/~bgrhodes
- Airship: DJ's Zeppelin Page
Not only individual photo galleries of the Graf Zeppelin and the Hindenburg but
also original documents, including a brochure, flight covers and letters.
http://www.airships.net/
- Around Naples
A chance comment by his Mother-in-law prompted the author of this article to
explore the bombing of Naples by the Zeppelin nicknamed the Africa Ship, the L59.
http://www.napoli.com/english/
viewarticolo.php?articolo=1897
- Australian War Memorial
Click on Collection search and use the term Zeppelin. And you can even purchase
copies of some of the images in a variety of formats.
http://www.awm.gov.au/database/cas.asp
- Aviation History Online Museum
A book extract the contrast American Airships with their German counterparts. It
even includes some fascinating photographs of the crew quarters on the Bode
see.
http://www.aviation-history.com/theory/airship/airship.htm
- Bookman's Park Newsletter
This is a well illustrated report about the L31 Zeppelin shoot down over Potters
Bar, Hertfordshire in 1916 that includes eyewitness accounts.
http://www.brookmans.com/history/features/zeppelin/
index.shtml
- Burnt Cakes
Download for free this teachers' aid about Zeppelin attacks on Great Britain
during World War 1. It features first hand accounts and a contemporary newspaper
article with accompanying questions.
http://www.burntcakes.com/resources/
resource_140_res_3.html
- DC Military
This article focuses on the role of the Naval Medical Dispensary at Lakehurst Naval
Air Station in the aftermath of the Hindenburg Disaster. It also discusses whether
the ghosts of those who died now haunt the Dispensary.
http://www.dcmilitary.com/dcmilitary_archives/
stories/082802/18829-1.shtml
- Empire State Building
The official word from the Empires state Building about any role that Airships'
may have played in its' history and whether they influenced the design of this
landmark.
http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/
tourism_facts_esbnews_july2000.cfm
- Eyewitness to History
Listen to Herb Morrisons' vivid description of the crash of the Hindenburg in
1937 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey and view a video clip of the tragedy.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vohind.htm
- Fathom
Fathom is a consortium of fourteen Universities and Intuitions. Use the site
search function to locate an interview of Max Press discussing his theories on
the Hindenburg Disaster.
http://www.fathom.com/search/index.html
- Federal Bureau of Investigations
The Federal Bureau of Investigations conducted an investigation ion to the
Hindenburg Disaster. And of the 363 pages, 337 pages have been released subject to
the Freedom of Information Act.
http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/hindburg.htm
- NEW! - Federation Aeronautique Internationale
The Federation Aeronautique Internationale certifies aviation records. There are
records set by the Hindenburg that still stand.
http://records.fai.org/balloons/
- First World War
A massive resource of material all relating to World War One. And with so much
material available the search function is highly recommended.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/search.htm
- Great War in a different light
Search through this archive of over 8,000 contemporary articles, photographs and
illustrations from the First World War.
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/
index.htm#Search
- Hindenburg Broadcast, The
This is a collection of posts to an old time radio mailing list to do with
various aspects of Herb Morrisons' famous Hindenburg broadcast. It ranges from
the state of the wax masters to the impact on Herb Morrisons' career.
http://members.aol.com/jeff1070/hindenburg.html
- NASA Technical Reports Server
This is a link to NASAs' technical reports server and it features a few reports
about Zeppelins, including some in PDF format.
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp
- Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
Lakehurst, New Jersey is where the Hindenburg disaster happened in 1937. This
website features a massive collection of images including images of the
construction, interior and artefacts. It also includes a full passenger list.
http://www.nlhs.com/hindenburg.htm
- Northcoastal
This is a well illustrated articles over three pages about the Zeppelin raids
over north west Norfolk in 1915.
http://www.northcoastal.freeserve.co.uk/zeppelin.htm
- Old Times Radio
This webpage has a fairly large amount of interesting information about the
Herbert Morrison witnessing the Hindenburg Disaster at Lakehurst Naval Air
Station, New Jersey in 1937. It does not feature a audio or video clip.
http://www.otr.com/hindenburg.shtml
- NEW! - PortCities Hartlepool
During the First World War the coastal city of Hartlepool was repeatedly attacked by Zeppelins.
There are four articles, including one that offers an assessment of the effectiveness of the raids.
http://portcities.hartlepool.gov.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.110
- Prints and Photographs Online Collection
This collection contains a truly wonderful array of extremely impressive images.
And for some images reprints can be purchased from the Photoduplication service,
listed on my posters, prints and signs webpage..
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html
- Roll of Honour
This website commemorates those who died giving the ultimate sacrifice, including
many who died from attacks by German Airships.
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/search.html
- Shropshire Routes to Roots
A treasure trove of information about the Zeppelin raids on England during Word
War One. It features contemporary letters, newspapers reports and teachers'
resources.
http://www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/roots/packages/war/war_z01.htm
- Signal Alpha
Scroll down to the Hindenburg listing. This website features two different
video clips of Herbert Morrison describing the Hindenburg disaster. It also
features video clips from two newsreels.
http://www.signalalpha.com/html/
historical_audio___video.html
- Trenches on the Web
This website contains a vast range of material about the First world War. Use the
1914-1914 super search function to locate content about Zeppelin attacks.
http://www.worldwar1.com/
- NEW! - U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
This webpage features information about German Airships and a collection of thumbnail
images, including one of the Hindenburg flying over New York.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay_cat/2.htm
- Vintage Radio
This is a brief article about the Hindenburg that includes interesting facts
such as why Herb Morrison from the Chicago radio station WLS covered the event
rather than a local reporter.
http://www.wshu.org/oldradio/2005/july05.php
- War Times Journal: Dark Autumn - The 1916 German Zeppelin Offensive
A well illustrated article about the 1916 Zeppelin raid on England that resulted
in the Zeppelin crashing near Potters Bar.
http://www.richthofen.com/dark_autumn/
- War Times Journal: Germany's High Seas Fleet in the World War
This is Chapter twelve form the memoirs of German Admiral Reinhard Scheer. It is
very technical in places but it is highly informative.
http://www.richthofen.com/scheer/scheer12.htm
- NEW! - Western Front Association
This association specialises in the study of events related to World War One. Click on
Educational Resources and use the search term Zeppelin Airship. I highly recommended
the articles entitled "Bombing Britain" and "Hunting in Leicestershire".
http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/
- Wichita State University Special Collections
This is a direct link to the Harold G. Dick collection, author
of The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships: The Graf Zeppelin and
the Hindenburg. He worked extensively with the Zeppelin organisation and
even mailed many postcards onboard the Graf Zeppelin and the Hindenburg to
himself.
http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/
exhibits/haldick/haldick.html
- World War I Document Archive
This is a massive archive of source documents related to World War 1. The search
function is useful, even if it doesn't search through all the categories.
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
- Zeppelin Library Archive
This website features Zeppelins from the early days through to World War One and
beyond. There are also individual web pages for the Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg and
the Graf Zeppelin II.
http://www.ciderpresspottery.com/ZLA.html
- Zeppelin Museum Tonder
During the Great War the Danish town of Tonder was on German territory. This
website has specification and illustrations for seventeen different Zeppelins,
including the L19 that crashed in the North Sea.
http://www.zeppelin-museum.dk/UK/home.html
- Zeppelin!
This website explains in great detail the history of Zeppelins in Frankfurt and
the 1909 International Airship Exposition. You can purchase a reproduction of the
official poster as a enamel sign from Förderverein Zeppelin-Tourismus, listed
on my Posters, prints and signs page.
http://www.altfrankfurt.com/Spezial/Zeppelin
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