With German Zeppelins dominating the skies, Britain launched the unthinkable—WW1’s first aircraft carrier strike. Armed with Sopwith Camels and no way to land, this was a one-way mission into ...

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 ...

A Royal Navy airship from RNAS Llangefni flies over the Menai Suspension Bridge during World War One (Image: Archifau Ynys Môn/Anglesey Archives) Get the latest North Wales Live breaking news on ...

Airships do have LOTS of volume going for them, and fewer weight constraints than aircraft. Some airships of the 1920’s had sleeper cabins and a lounge with a piano, so the comparison with a ...