Trained Germany’s Airship Forces
In the early days of the war the “Victoria Louise” made more than a thousand training flights for more than 39,852 miles (64,152 kilometers) in 1292 hours, flying time, all after she had been added to the military training forces. Finally, her framework became so worn that she was dismantled. The “Sachsen” and “Hansa” ([Plate 33]) performed similar service.
From the Managing Director to the mechanics, all of the “DELAG” personnel entered the service during the war, where they were instructors, and it was due to them that the numbers of Zeppelins launched for war service were manned by crews qualified to operate them.