Cologne Aero Club
Founded on 6 Nov. 1906 as the Kolner Aero Klub, a balloon club, shortly afterwards it was decided to rename the club as the Kolner Club for Luftschiffart or Cologne Club for Aerial Navigation. By March 1907, the club had 70 members, including several women. Officers included Cornelius Menzen, chairman; Gustav Lange, vice chairman; Dr. Jur. Nourney, secretary.; Judge Dr. Korenberg, deputy secretary; Leopold Leven, treasurer; and Gabs Guedernabbm deputy treasurer. Ca. 1909-1910, the chairman was Prof. Dr. Christian Eckert and the vice chairman was U. Nottebrock. In 1910, there were 700 members, including 63 balloon guides. The club owned 10 free balloons, an airship, and two monoplanes. The balloon place was the adult playground Lendentor, Coln am Rhein, where there were 36 fill stations; the aeroplanes used the troops' training area at Meerheim near Coln.
1:6 Aeronatics appears to been mistakenly identified this club as the Kolner Verien instead of the Kolner Klub.
The Cologne Aero Club joined the DLV in 1907.
- Cable address: Luftschiff, Coln
- Phone: 4892 office; balloon place 10134
- Address: Office and clubhouse at 1-3 Kallenburg (or Kattenburg), Cologne (1910). Balloon place at Juggendspielplatz vor dem Lindentor and flying place at Truppenubungsplatz zu Meerheim bei Coln (1910)
Sources
- 11 Illustrierte Aeronautische Mitteilungen 99 (1907)
- 1:5 Aeronautics (NYC) 43 (1907)
- 1:6 Aeronautics (NYC) 38 (1907)
- 1909 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 177
- 1909 Motor Cyclopaedia YB 110 Misc
- 1910-1911 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 235 (Nov. 1910)
- Aéro-Manuel 1911 317 (1 Oct. 1910)
- Braunbeck's Sport-Lexicon: Luftschiffahrt, 1911, 133-134, 248
Organization names | Cologne Aero Club ; Kolner Aero Klub; Cologne Club for Aerial Navigation : Kolner Klub fur Luftschiffahrt |
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Country | Germany |
City | Cologne (Coln) |
Affiliated with | DLV |
Scope | Local |
Started aero | 1906 |
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