Berliner Verein für Luftschiffahrt

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The Deutsche Verein zur Forderung der Luftschiffahrt or German Association for the Promotion of Aeronautics was founded on 31 Aug. 1881. (President in 1883: Captain Buckholz (= "Bucholz"?))[1]

It was one of the original founding members of the the DLV (German Aeronaut Federation : Deutscher Luftschiffer-Verband) on 18 Dec. 1902. On 23 Feb. 1903, aware of the founding of numerous other clubs for aerial navigation, it changed its name to Berliner Verein fur Luftschiffahrt or Berlin Association for Aerial Navigation. It continued as a member of the DLV. Publication of the former's official journal, the Illustrierte Aeronautischen Mitteilungen, appears to have continued through 1911. It owned several balloons, maintained stations for balloon ascents all over Germany, and continued the numerous scientific ascents, begun in 1891, to at least 1906. After that, its interest appears to have included both lighter- and heavier-than-air craft.

Some 600 members were reported in 1903. In 1906, there were 807 members in 1906, including 134 qualified aeronauts. Women were admitted as members and of 23 new members admitted on 21 June 1907, one was a woman. In 1906, it had library of some 700 volumes. It carried out scientific balloon ascents under the patronage of the Kaiser. It cosponsored with Kaiserlicher Aero Club and Kaiserlicher Automobil Club, National Flugwoche (Flight Week) at Johannisthal, Berlin, 7-13 Aug. 1910. Professor Busley, the original president of the Deutsche Verein, appears to have remained president at least to 1910. In 1914, Professor Miethe was president. In 1910, there were 1,426 members, including 64 balloon guides. At that time, the association owned nine free balloons, an airship, and five aeroplanes of which three were monoplanes and two were biplanes. Gas balloons used the balloon hall at the Berlin-Schmargendorf Gasworks while hydrogen ballons were at the Wasserstoff fill place at the Chemical Factory Griesheim-Elektron II at Bitterfeld. The aeroplanes used the Johannisthal airfield at Berlin.

Affiliated with DLV, 1902, predecessor

  • Address: Dresdenerstrasse 38, Berlin S. 14 (at least 1906-1908); Xantenerstrasse 8, Berlin (1910); 21 Vossstrasse, Berlin W 9 (1910); 25 Linkstrasse, Berlin W9 (1913). Balloon halls were at Gasanstalt of Berlin-Schmargendorf and at the Chemischen Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron II at Bitterfeld; aeroplanes used the airfield at Johannisthal, Berlin (1910)
  • Phone: 9979 IV (1906)
  • Office 1481, Secretary 14761; Balloon hall, Wilmers-dorf, 4702; Rides 8301 (all 1910).

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Sources

  1. ↑ Wilfrid de Fonvielle, "Portraits d'aéronautes contemporains", L'Aérophile, Vol. 6, No. 1–3, January-February-March 1898, p. 2. ("Société de navigation aérienne de Berlin" seems from context to be the same organization. If so this would mean suggest that "Berlin" was considered part of the name in 1898.)


Organization names Berlin Association for Aerial Navigation : Berliner Verein fur Luftschiffahrt; Société de navigation aérienne de Berlin
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Country Germany
City Wilmerdorf, Berlin
Affiliated with DLV
Scope Local
Started aero 1881, predecessor in name
Ended aero
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