Zeppelin LZ 13 Hansa, Copenhagen, Denmark 1912
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The Zeppelin LZ 13 Hansa was a German civilian rigid airship first flown in 1912.
It was built for Deutsche Luftschifffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft (DELAG) to carry passengers and post and flew the first international passenger flight, visiting Denmark and Sweden in September 1912.
In 1913 it was hired to the Imperial German Navy as a training craft, and at the outbreak of World War I it was requisitioned by the German military who used it for bombing, reconnaissance, and finally as a training airship.
It was built for Deutsche Luftschifffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft (DELAG) to carry passengers and post and flew the first international passenger flight, visiting Denmark and Sweden in September 1912.
In 1913 it was hired to the Imperial German Navy as a training craft, and at the outbreak of World War I it was requisitioned by the German military who used it for bombing, reconnaissance, and finally as a training airship.