Wurttemberg Association for Aerial Navigation
The Wurttembergischer Verein fur Luftschiffahrt or Wurttemberg Association for Aerial Navigation was founded at Stuttgart on 20 Mar. 1908. It joined the DLV in 1908. It met the first Wednesday of each month in the offices of the Automobile Clubs, Stuttgart, on Konigstrasse.
In 1910, the association was under the protection of His Majesty the King, Wilhelm II of Wurttemberg. Dr. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was honorary vice president. Professor Dr. Schmidt was chairman and Lieut. General von Berger and Colonel von Sprosser were vice chairmen. There were 730 members including 23 balloon guides. The association owned two free balloons and used the Stadtisches Gaswerk (Municipal Gas Works) of Stuttgart as its balloon place. It also possessed a Zeppelin airship that it kept at the Zeppelin Hall in Friedrichshafen.
Sources
- Aéro-Manuel 1911 382 (1 Oct. 1910); Braunbeck's Sport-Lexicon: Luftschiffahrt, 1911, 150
| Organization names | Wurttemberg Association for Aerial Navigation : Wurttembergischer Verein fur Luftschiffahrt |
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| Country | Germany |
| Locations | Stuttgart |
| Affiliated with | DLV |
| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1910 or earlier |
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- Address: 23 Kraherwald-strasse, Stuttgart (1910); meetings at Automobil-Clubs, Konigstrasse, Stuttgart (1910). Balloon place at Stadtisches Gaswerk, Stuttgart; airship hangar at Zeppelin Hall, Friedrichshafen (1910)
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