Posen Association for Aerial Navigation
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The Posener Verein fur Luftschiffahrt or Posen (Poznan) Association for Aerial Navigation was founded 2 Dec. 1903 in Posen (Poznan), West Prussia, Germany. It joined the DLV (German Aeronaut Federation : Deutscher Luftschiffer-Verband), which see, in December 1903. Its first balloon ascent was 19 Dec. 1903.
Membership in April 1906 was 83, including 9 aeronauts. The chairman in 1910 was Dr. Witte and Professor Dr. Spies was vice chairman. There were 229 members including 16 balloon guides. The Stadtisches Gasanstalt (Municipal Gasworks) at Posen was used as a balloon place.
Missing page 1906 Aeronautics
Affiliated with DLV in Dec 1903
Sources
- Pocket-Book of Aeronautics 440 (English ed., Jan. 1907); 1:5 Aeronautics (NYC) 43 (1907); 1:6 Aeronautics (NYC) (1907); ACA annual (1907); 1909 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 177; Aéro-Manuel 1911 352 (1 Oct. 1910); Braubeck's Sport-Lexikon: Luftschiffahrt 142
| Organization names | Posen Association for Aerial Navigation : Posener Verein fur Luftschiffahrt |
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| Entity type | |
| Country | Germany |
| City | Posen (Poznan), West Prussia |
| Affiliated with | DLV |
| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1903 |
| Ended aero | |
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- Address: 10 Gartenstrasse II, Posen (at least 1906-1907); 8 Thiergartenstrasse (1910); balloon place at Stadtisches Gasanstalt, Posen (1911)
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