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German Airships
- ABC Science
Use the search term Hindenburg & Hydrogen. This is a webpage by Dr. Karl S. Kruszelnicki about
the Hindenburg disaster.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/
- Ace Pilots
Type Airship in the search function. The items returned included an extract from The Years Of
The Sky Kings by Arch Whitehouse.
http://acepilots.com/
- Aerospace Technology
When you type the search term Airship in the search function most of the articles returned will
relate to the failed CargoLifter project.
http://www.aerospace-technology.com/
- Airship Research Lab
This website features a large amount of information about Airships, with each page dedicated to
a different timeframe. Each page features a multitude of photographs.
http://airship-research-lab.com/
- Around Naples Encyclopedia
This articles was inspired by a comment by the mother-in-law of the websites creator stating
that Naples was attacked by a Zeppelin during World War One. The Airship in question was the
L-59 Zeppelin, nicknamed the Africa Ship.
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/zeppattack.htm
- Australian War Memorial
Click on Search. Whilst using German Airships to search will yield many results, Zeppelin will
return even more.
http://www.awm.gov.au
- Aviation History Online Museum
This is a extract from Modern Aircraft which compares American and German Airships and it
features many interesting photographs, including a rare photo of the crews' quarters. The author
was Victor W. Page and it was published in 1927.
http://www.aviation-history.com/theory/airship/airship.htm
- British Pathe
British Pathe still charges for professional use of their massive library of footage but now you
can preview the footage for free. Use to the search function to locate relevant material.
http://www.britishpathe.com/
- Brookman's Park Newsletter
This is a brief, though well illustrated page about the German Airship L-31 that crashed over
Potters Bar, England in 1916.
http://www.brookmans.com/history/features/zeppelin/
- DC Military
This article was published in 2002 on the 65th Anniversary of The Hindenburg Disaster. It
focuses on the role of the Naval Medical Dispensary at Lakehurst Naval Air Station and whether
the ghosts of those who died during the disaster now haunt the Dispensary.
http://www.dcmilitary.com/dcmilitary_archives/stories/082802/18829-1.shtml
- Eyewitness to History
Listen to Herb Morrisons' vivid description of the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937 and view a
video clip of the tragedy.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vohind.htm
- FBI Records: The Vault
The Vault is the new reading room for FBI documents. It contain thousands of scanned documents.
Use the search to locate information about the FBI investigation of the Hindenburg Disaster.
http://vault.fbi.gov/
- First World War
This is a massive resource of material relating to World War One. Using the search term Zeppelin
returns six times as much items as Airship.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/
- Great War Primary Document Archive, The
The best way to search this massive database is use the search function.
http://www.gwpda.org/
- Hindenburg Broadcast, The
This is a collection of posts to an old time radio mailing list. The points raised mainly relate
to technical aspects, but are still interesting.
http://jeff560.tripod.com/hindenburg.html
- Historical Marker Database, The
Use the search term Airship to locate image and information of Airship related memorials.
http://www.hmdb.org/
- HistoryNet.com
Type the search term Airship in the search function. And of the items returned, only one was
about a German Airship: The Graf Zeppelin. And there was a photograph of the Hindenburg Disaster.
http://www.historynet.com/
- Library of Congress
Search through the Prints and Photographs online collection using search terms such as Zeppelin
or German Airships. And occasionally a larger image only display at the Library of Congress itself.
http://www.loc.gov/
- London Airship Raid 1915
This website is based on the dissertation Adrienne Barthram submitted to the University of Westminster.
http://www.londonairshipraids1915.co.uk
- Modern Merchanix
Use the search function to find articles from old magazines that feature Airships. The articles
are extensively illustrated and ideally suited to Steam Punk enthusiasts.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com
- MSNBC
Whilst I normally don't include links to news items, I have made an exception with this one as
it includes an interview with one of the survivors of the Hindenburg Disaster.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18508779/
- Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
Lakehurst, New Jersey is where the Hindenburg disaster happened in 1937. This website features a
collection of images including images of the construction, interior and artefacts. There is also
a full passenger list.
http://www.nlhs.com/hindenburg.htm
- Old Times Radio
This page has a fairly large amount of interesting information about the Hindenburg Disaster at
Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey in 1937 and a thirty six minute recording of Herb
Morrison.
http://www.otr.com/hindenburg.shtml
- Roll of Honour
This website collates information from war memorials inscriptions and other materials to record
and honour those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, including some who died because of German
Airships.
http://www.roll-of-honour.com/search.html
- Shropshire Routes to Roots
This website is about the history of Shropshire. Zeppelin Raids is part of the Worlds War One
and Two theme in the Places and events category. Zeppelin Raids is in seven parts and features
transcriptions of contemporary source material and teachers' notes.
http://www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/roots/packages/war/war_z01.htm
- Signal Alpha
This page features a brief history of the Hindenburg and multiple audio and video clips.
http://www.signalalpha.com/Hindenburg_LZ_129.html
- Tropical Islands
When the CargoLifter project went bankrupt, the Airship hanger was sold and turned in this theme
park.
http://www.tropical-islands.de/en/visitors.html
- Vintage Radio
This article is part of a regular series by the Chief Engineer Paul Litwinovich of Public Radio
station WSHU. It includes background information about the Hindenburg disaster and you can also
listen to the original broadcast.
http://www.wshu.org/oldradio/2005/july05.php
- War Times Journal
Two items relate to Airships: Chapter twelve of Germany's High Sea Fleet in the World War by
Admiral Scheer and Dark Autumn - 1916 German Zeppelin Offensive.
http://www.wtj.com/wars/greatwar/
- Western Front Association
This is a World War One historical interest group. Use the search terms such as Airship or
Zeppelin.
http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/
- Wichita State University Special Collections
This is a direct link to The Golden Age of The Great Passenger Airships exhibit by the author of
the book of the same name. It features many photographs from the Harold G. Dick collection.
There is even a link to a collection of postcards he mailed whilst onboard.
http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/exhibits/haldick/haldick.html
- Zeppelin Library Archive
This website features Zeppelins, from the early days through to the modern era of the Zeppelin
NT. Click on The Great Zeppelins for web pages about individual Airships.
http://www.ciderpresspottery.com/ZLA.html
- Zeppelin Museum Tonder
During World War One there was a German Imperial Naval Zeppelin base in Tonder when that part of
Denmark, was part of Germany. The website has numerous photographs and includes diagrams and
specifications for eighteen Airships, including the Zeppelin L19 that crashed in the North Sea.
http://www.zeppelin-museum.dk/UK/home.html
- Zeppelin's Airship
This website was created by Ammon Shephard a part of the coursework for his History class. It
focuses on the crash of the LZ4 at Echterdingen and the public response.
http://gmu.mossiso.com/zeppelin/
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