Hanover Association for Aerial Navigation
The Hannoverscher Verein fur Luftschiffahrt (HVL) or Hanover Association for Aerial Navigation was founded on 8 May 1909. It joined the DLV (German Aeronaut Federation) on 21 May 1909. The original emphasis was on ballooning, but in 1910, a department of sport flying (Abtellung fur Flugsport) was established. An Ortsgruppe or local group was founded on 25 May 1909 in Minden, Germany, and that group, which see, separately joined the DLV in December 1909.
Initial officers included Dr. Julius Precht, chairman; Seligmann, vice chairman; and Dr. Richard Weil, secretary (and office director at the beginning of 1910); city director Tramm was honorary chairman. In 1910, the association had 324 members, including seven balloon guides. (It appears that this figure may be for Hanover only, but that is not clear.) Hannover owned one free balloon and used the Schutzenplatz in Hanover as its balloon place.
- Address: 32 Pudbielski-strasse, Hanover; balloon place at Schutzenplatz, Hanover (1910).
Sources
- 1910-1911 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 235 (Nov. 1910); Braunbeck's Sport-Lexicon: Luftschiffahrt, 1911, 71, 131-132, 163, 298
- Aéro-Manuel 1911 308 (1 Oct. 1910)
| Organization names | Hanover Association for Aerial Navigation; Hannoverscher Verein fur Luftschiffahrt |
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| Entity type | |
| Country | Germany |
| City | Hanover |
| Affiliated with | DLV |
| Scope | Regional and Local |
| Started aero | 1909 |
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| Key people | Julius Precht, Richard Weil |
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