Leipzig Association for Aviation
The Leipziger Verein fur Luftschiffahrt or Leipzig Association for Aerial Navigation was established on 27 July 1909. It joined the DLV (German Aeronaut Federation : Deutscher Luftschiffer-Verband), which see, on 3 or 5 Sept. 1909.
The Leipziger Verein was founded on the suggestion of Prof. W. Pfaff and he became its first chairman on 27 July 1909. General von Kirchbach was named honorary president and Carl von Axelson was elected deputy chairman; Heinrich Schneider was secretary and office director. As of 1910, there were 325 members, including four balloon guides. The association owned one free balloon and it was launched at the velodrome (Radrennbahn) at the Leipzig sports field, which had six fill stations.
Affiliated with DLV, Sept. 1909
Sources
- Aéro-Manuel 1911 323 (1 Oct. 1910); Braunbeck's Sport-Lexicon: Luftschiffahrt, 1911, 78, 134-135; WorldCat.org and WorldCat-OCLC
| Organization names | Leipzig Association for Aviation : Leipziger Verein für Luftschiffahrt |
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| Country | Germany |
| City | Leipzig |
| Affiliated with | DLV |
| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1909 |
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- Address: Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), 1 Markt, Leipzig (1910). Balloon place at the Radrennbahn, Leipziger Sportplatzes (1910)
|Phone=4504 (1910) }}
