Dirigibles and Zeppelins. Civil and militar. Crew, missions, ...

[ysi_maniac]

Images of Zeppelin crewmen during WWI

[NARSES2]

I'm trying to work out what's attacking them from above in that third bottom image ? 

Nah seriously they are neat  The Zeppelin attacks on London are a fascinating subject and I've a couple of good books on the subject, including First Blitz, which is a good primer. Some of the attacks were quite close to where I live.

[PR19_Kit]

Airships have always fascinated me, I wish I was older so that I could have seen some of the really large ones flying.

But the largest I've ever seen was the Goodyear 'Europa' ship that they had over here in the 70s-80s, and that was about a TENTH of the size of the R100, the Hindenburg or the Akron/Macon pair.

[ysi_maniac]

I'm trying to work out what's attacking them from above in that third bottom image ? 

Some Camels maybe.

[ysi_maniac]

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-walking-out-uniform-for-air-ship-crewmen-of-the-german-zeppelin-19833507.html

I have found this site that shows "historical or reportage" clothes for zeppelin crewmen As there are swastikas, I assume nazi period . Civilian use of zeppelins in nazi period is not fictional.

Are this clothes for civilian use: liners ...?

Were zeppelins or dirigibles used militarly by any of participants in/during WWII? As bombers?

[perttime]

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Were zeppelins or dirigibles used militarly by any of participants in/during WWII? As bombers?

The cap looks like a Zeppelin Officers cap as worn by Officers and the Captain of Zeppelins during the NSDAP (Nazi) period up to 1940.

USA used a good number of airships during WWII.
"primary tasks were patrol and convoy escort near the American coastline. They also served as an organization centre for the convoys to direct ship movements, and were used in naval search and rescue operations. Rarer duties of the airships included aerophoto reconnaissance, naval mine-laying and mine-sweeping, parachute unit transport and deployment, cargo and personnel transportation. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airship#World_War_II