Frankish Association for Aerial Navigation

The Frankischer Verein fur Luftschiffahrt or Frankish Association for Aerial Navigation was founded at Wurzburg, Germany, on 12 May 1905. It joined the DLV (German Aeronaut Federation : Deutscher Luftschiffer-Verband), that year. The first balloon ascent appears to have been on 28 Feb. 1906.

Karl Hackstetter, who became a well-known balloon guide, was the force who started the association and he was its first chairman. Membership in April 1906 was 150, including six aeronauts. By 1910, the membership had grown to 151 and there were 21 balloon guides. Ludwig Kantschuster was chairman, Valentin Schuler was vice-chairman, and AmtpmSeosser was secretary and office director. Also, in 1910, the association owned two free balloons and used municipal grounds (Stadtisches Gelande) by the Luitpold bridge, Wurzburg, for its ascents.

The founding date is common to several sources including the Pocket-Book of Aeronautics. Though Pocket-Book says that the first balloon ascent was 28 Feb. 1905, we suspect that, instead, the first ascent was in 1906.

Affiliated with in DLV in 1905.

Sources

• Die Luftschiffahrt, Ihre Vergangenheit und Ihre Zukunft, Insbesondere das Luftschiff im Verkehr und im Kriege, p. 43 (1906); Pocket-Book of Aeronautics 441 (English ed., Jan. 1907); 1:5 Aeronautics (NYC) 43 (1907); 1:6 Aeronautics (NYC) 38 (1907); ACA annual (1907); 1909 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 177; 1910-1911 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 235 (Nov. 1910); Aéro-Manuel 1911 298 (1 Oct. 1910); Braunbeck's Sport-Lexicon: Luftschiffahrt, 1911, 46, 131, 178, 262

Organization names	Frankish Association for Aerial Navigation : Frankischer Verein fur Luftschiffahrt
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Country	Germany
City	Wurzburg
Affiliated with	DLV
Scope	Local
Started aero	1905
Ended aero
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• Address: 11 Bergmeister-strasse, Wurzburg (at least 1906-1907); 6 Kurschnerhof, Wurzburg (1910); balloon place on municipal land, Wurzburg (1910).

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