Long before the B-29 ruled the skies, Germany built a wooden giant—the Zeppelin-Staaken R.6. With an enclosed cockpit and a wingspan rivaling WWII bombers, it was WW1’s most ambitious aircraft ...

WWI’s Zeppelin Bombings Popularized the Trend of ‘Pyjamas’ It was a matter of practicality—but also of looking good. By Sarah Zhang. World War I Centenary / Lucy Adlington .

Name: Zeppelin Staaken R.VIDate Introduced to Military: 1917Key Tech Improvement: At the time of World War I, German zeppelins were larger-than-life airships -- their wing span was a whopping 138 ...

Their huge size and low speed and maneuverability meant zeppelins were sitting ducks from now on, a fact underlined by the loss of the zeppelin L-22 off Yarmouth on May 14, 1917.

Towns in Norfolk are marking 100 years since they became targets of the first Zeppelin raids on British soil during World War One. Sheringham was hit by two bombs at 20:30 GMT on 18 January 1915.

He shot down two Zeppelins and was awarded the DSC. Article continues below Extract from Birmingham In The First World War by J P Lethbridge, published by Newgate Press, priced £5.95.