Saxon Association for Aerial Navigation
The Sachsischer Verein fur Luftschiffahrt or Royal Saxon Association for Aerial Navigation was founded 25 Jan. 1908. That same month, it joined the DLV (German Aeronaut Federation : Deutscher Luftschiffer-Verband). In 1910, the prefix Koniglich or Royal was added to the name of the association.
On Easter, 1910, the association came under the protection of the His Majesty, Friedrich August III, King of Saxony, and the prefix Koniglich or Royal was added to its name. At the beginning of 1910, the president and vice-president of the association were Dr. Weisswange and Captain D. Hetzer. There were 560 members, including 16 balloon guides. It owned five free balloons and used two balloon places: a coal gas-filling site (Kohlengas-Fullplatz) on the Reick velodrome at Dresden and a hydrogen filling place (Wasserstoff-Fullplatz) on the site of the chemical plant (Chemischen Fabrik) near Weissig.
Affiliated with DLV in Jan. 1908.
Address: 3 Ferdinandstrasse II, Dresden (1910). Balloon places at Radrennbahn zu Reick, Dresden, and Chemischen Fabrik von Heyden zu Weissig, Grossenhain (1910)
Sources
- Aéro-Manuel 1911 362 (1 Oct. 1910)
- Braunbeck's Sport-Lexicon: Luftschiffahrt, 1911, 143
- 15 (13) Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Luftschiffahrt 3 (28 June 1911)
- WorldCat.org and WorldCat-OCLC
| Organization names | Saxon Association for Aerial Navigation; Sachsischer Verein fur Luftschiffahrt; Royal Saxon Association for Aerial Navigation : Koniglich Sachsischer Verein fur Luftschiffahrt, 1910 |
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| Country | Germany |
| City | Dresden, Saxony |
| Affiliated with | DLV |
| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1908 |
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