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ZEPPELIN FERDINAND VON: (1838-1917) German General and
ZEPPELIN FERDINAND VON: (1838-1917) German General and
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ZEPPELIN FERDINAND VON: (1838-1917) German General and Aircraft Manufacturer.

A.N.S., G[raf] V[on] Zeppelin, to the upper part of a letter written to him, comprising five lines of text on the first 4to page of the received letter, Berlin, 25th November 1909, to his private secretary Uhland, in German. Zeppelin's note appears on an A.L.S., H. Mohlau, by Hermann Mohlau, two pages, 4to, Friedrichshafen, 23rd November 1909, to Zeppelin, on the attractive printed stationery of the Hotel Deutsches Haus, in German. Mohlau writes to Zeppelin concerning a mortgage of 45000 Marks and, two days later, the General forwards the letter to Uhland with a corresponding note accepting Mohlau's terms, subject to two conditions, stating '1) Cheaper interest - and that my expenses for the procurement of the capital are covered. 2) Future repayment…´ With staple rust stains and small holes to the upper and lower left corners of each page, not affecting the text or signatures of either Mohlau or Zeppelin, otherwise VG

The former German General founded the Zeppelin Airship Company having pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874 and developed in detail in 1893. They were patented in Germany in 1895 and in the United States in 1899. After the outstanding success of the Zeppelin design, the word 'zeppelin' was commonly used to refer to all rigid airships. In 1909 (the same year as the present letter, and perhaps a reason for the financial transaction it refers to) Zeppelin founded the world's first airline in revenue service, the Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-AG (DELAG). The airships did not provide a scheduled service between cities, but generally operated pleasure cruises, carrying twenty passengers and by mid-1914 DELAG had carried over 10,000 fare paying passengers on over 1,500 flights. During World War I the German military made extensive use of Zeppelins as bombers and scouts, killing over 500 people in bombing raids in Great Britain. The Hindenburg disaster of 1937, along with political and economic issues, hastened the demise of the Zeppelins.


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