WW1 Coastal Patrol Blimp Model on Display Stand

A First World War coastal patrol blimp on a display post. The smooth envelope has a nose cap and a cruciform tail, and beneath it a narrow open car hangs on a web of thin suspension lines and struts. The car itself looks like a small aeroplane fuselage, with open cockpits and a propeller at the front. The display post holds the car from below through a small cradle and rises from a round base with a raised nameplate bar. During WW1, small non-rigid airships were built in large numbers, mainly i…

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