- Parseval PL25
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name=PL25
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type=Patrol airship
national origin=Germany
manufacturer=Luftfahrzeug-Gesellschaft
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first flight=25 February avyear|1915
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variants with their own articles=PL25 (Parseval-Luftschiff 25) was a non-rigid military airship made in 1914/15 by the Luftfahrzeug-Gesellschaft in
Bitterfeld and was the last single-gondola Parseval. At the same time it was one of the largest non-rigid airships before the second world war. Its maiden flight was on 25 February 1915. It had a slim teardrop-shaped hull.Operational history
PL25 served in the Navy, starting with 10 test flights. After 41 reconnaissance missions over the North sea, the ship undertook 34 flights as a training ship based from
Tønder .As defence against enemy aircraft a machine gun stand was fitted to the hull's top.
The ship was stationed from 1915-03-25 [Zeppelin Museum gives 1915-03-23] to 3. November 1915 at Tønder and from 4. November 1915 [Zeppelin Museum] to 29. März 1916 in Fuhlsbüttel. Hauptmann Stelling and Hauptmann Manger were its commanders.
PL25 was put out of service on 1916-03-30 [Zeppelin Museum, other sources give 1917] and dismantled in the Siemens-Hangar at Berlin-Biesdorf (in
Marzahn-Hellersdorf , Berlin). PL 25 made 95 flights.pecifications
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*August von Parseval
*Parseval airships (list of all Parseval airships)
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* , German Wikipedia entry
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