- History
- Specifications (Military Type H Zeppelin)
- Notable Captains
- References
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LZ 17 Sachsen was the fourth Type H improved Schwaben-class Zeppelin that first flew on 3 May 1913 and operated as a passenger airship with DELAG (Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft) until WWI, when it was commandeered for service with the Imperial German Army. After being transferred to the Imperial German Navy, LZ17 was dismantled in 1916. History From its introduction until the beginning of WWI, LZ 17 carried 9837 people in 419 flights,[1] mainly on sightseeing flights in the service of DELAG, primarily between Dresdsen, Leipzig, Potsdam, Hamburg, Friedrichshafen, Baden-Oos, and Leignitz. On 1 August 1914 LZ 17 was transferred to the Imperial German Army and equipped with bomb racks capable of carrying up to {{cvt|3000|kg}} of bombs as well as machine guns. Peter Strasser, leader of the Imperial German Navy airship service, received his training on board the airship in 1914 and shortly thereafter it took part in several raids against Antwerp.[1] It quickly became clear that the airship was not suitable for warfare on the western front, and as a result was transferred to Allenstein in early 1915, continuing with smaller raids on Białystok and Ciechanów throughout the year. Damaged during a landing, LZ17 was shortened to {{cvt|148|m}}, and its carrying capacity reduced to {{cvt|7,400|kg}} and the performance of the engines was also increased to {{cvt|180|hp|order=flip}} during repairs. As LZ 17A, the airship was transferred to the Imperial German navy at Königsberg, where it was decommissioned 12 months later, in 1916, as one of Germany's most successful small airships.[2][3] Specifications (Military Type H Zeppelin){{Aircraft specs
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Notable Captains Several captains commanded LZ 17, they included:[5][6] - Hugo Eckener
- Ernst A. Lehmann
- Georg Hacker
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.koelner-luftfahrt.de/Angriff_Antwerpen.htm|title=Luftschiffangriff auf Antwerpen|website=www.koelner-luftfahrt.de|access-date=2018-04-12}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.zeppelinhistory.com/list-of-zeppelins/zeppelin-lz-17/|title=Zeppelin LZ 17 - Information and Facts about Sachsen Zeppelin|website=www.zeppelinhistory.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-12}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.airships.net/delag-passenger-zeppelins/|title=DELAG: The World's First Airline {{!}} Airships.net|work=Airships.net|access-date=2018-04-12|language=en-US}}
4. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Peter W.|title=Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940|date=1992|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=1560982284|pages=72–77, 198, 202–203}}
5. ^{{Cite book|title=Luftschiffe – Die Geschichte der deutschen Zeppeline.|last=Meyer|first=Peter|publisher=Bernard & Graefe Verlag|year=1996|isbn=3-7637-5951-4|location=Bonn|pages=}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.loebaufoto.de/arch638.htm|title=Löbau - Zeppelin "Sachsen", Schleife über Löbau|website=www.loebaufoto.de|access-date=12 April 2018}}
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