Zeppelin LZ 17

Zeppelin LZ 17, named Sachsen, was the fourth Type H improved Schwaben-class Zeppelin and first flew on 3 May 1913. It operated as a passenger airship with the airline DELAG, carrying 9,837 people on 419 flights, mainly sightseeing trips between cities such as Dresden, Leipzig, Potsdam, Hamburg and Baden-Oos. On 1 August 1914 it was commandeered by the Imperial German Army and fitted with bomb racks and machine guns. It took part in raids against Antwerp and in smaller raids in Poland in 1915, but was found unsuitable for the western front. After damage in a landing it was shortened to 148 metres and redesignated LZ 17A, then passed to the Imperial German Navy, and it was dismantled in 1916.