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Goodyear Zeppelins

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Old 8th Aug 2021, 05:20
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Originally Posted by Denti
Well, technically they are Zeppelins. As they were built by the Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik in Friedrichshafen, Germany on the coast of Lake Constance. The same place where the "original" Zeppelin were built, and in fact the company is still in the net of companies founded by the Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin in 1908 which eventually manufactured the Hindenburg amongst others of its kind. Therefore, it has, from a company perspective, a direct line to the first Zeppelin ever built, although it is of course a bit more indirect.
Ah but Sam Cody flew the 'Nulli Secundus' prior to this on 5 Oct 1907 so the name should rightly be his.
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