A Gallery of Zeppelin Airships

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 07 August 2025

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WWI Zeppelin Gondola

by Imperial War Museums
published on 30 July 2025

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A typical control gondola of a Zeppelin airship during the First World War (1914-18). The gondola was suspended below the hull of the airship and contained two steering mechanisms, one for altitude and the other for lateral movement.

Imperial War Museums, London.

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Bibliography

Christopher, John. Transatlantic Airships. Crowood Press, 2020.

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