IrishGunner Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I couldn't find much on the internet regarding the composition and mission of the Luftschiffer-Abteilungen. Were these units used for bombing missions or as observers (for artillery?) or both? The specific unit that raised this question in my mind is Feldluftschiffer-Abteilung Nr. 8 Any information would be appreciated as I know nothing about air ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) I couldn't find much on the internet regarding the composition and mission of the Luftschiffer-Abteilungen. Were these units used for bombing missions or as observers (for artillery?) or both? The specific unit that raised this question in my mind is Feldluftschiffer-Abteilung Nr. 8 Any information would be appreciated as I know nothing about air ships. Try this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftschiffer The Feldluftschiffer is the name originally used for the tethered gas bags, and different from the Luftschiffer units which are the powered airship units. Edited February 20, 2010 by Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) Les, thanks for the link. As I mentioned in the original post, I already did an internet search and came up with very general information like this wiki article. Unfortunately, the internet sources lack specific details on the employment of air ships. The implication from the wiki articles like the one you link is that air ships were used almost exclusively for bombing, but it doesn't give a good idea of the unit types associated with powered air ships (presumably used for bombing) and the units with tethered balloons (presumably used for observation). Edited February 20, 2010 by IrishGunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 try here... http://www.kaiserscross.com/76001/102401.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 Perfect Chris! This is precisely the detail for which I was hoping. I wonder why your site didn't come up in any of my Google searches... (PS: I got a couple award docs today - need to post those - fussartillerie though - not luftshifferabt.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I wonder why your site didn't come up in any of my Google searches... Because the Internet is controlled by Honkies, they wont give a site run by an african a break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Because the Internet is controlled by Honkies, they wont give a site run by an african a break! Huh? I just figured your site's server was in China where Google isn't allowed... :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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