Zeppelins in World War ICarter Johnston

History of the Zeppelin The zeppelin

was first manufactured and named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Flight capability Held approximately 399,000 cubic feet

of hydrogen gas Dimensions: 420x38 feet

Use in War The German Navy used the Zeppelin

for reconnaissance missions. Aerial bomb raids

War uses Used to raid cities

such as London and Paris

Proved an unsatisfactory weapon

Silence A winding turbine is all that is heard

Followed by silence.Clank of tank tracks move forward in the distanceFollowed by silence.Silence broken by the order "kill it"Thunderous boom, illuminous flash splits the nightFollowed by silence.Clickety tank track moves back into lineFollowed by silence.On their side and ours.

Rob Jackson, Operation Desert StormAn anti-war poem

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