Zeppelin-Staaken
Sign in to saveZeppelin-Staaken (sometimes ''''''), was a German aircraft manufacturer originally named (Experimental Works Gotha-East (V.G.O.)) when it was formed in mid-1914 by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Robert Bosch. The company rented facilities in Gotha with the objective to build large, long-range bomber aircraft. Alexander Baumann was hired by Zeppelin as the head designer. The company moved to the village of Staaken, near Berlin, in mid-1916 and was renamed , although it was commonly known as Zeppelin-Staaken.
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- Instance of
- business
- Founded by
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- Headquarters
- Gotha
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- Zeppelin-Staaken
- topic's main category
- Category:Zeppelin-Staaken
- location of formation
- Staaken
- inception
- 1916-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1920-00-00
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Zeppelin-Staaken (sometimes ''''''), was a German aircraft manufacturer originally named (Experimental Works Gotha-East (V.G.O.)) when it was formed in mid-1914 by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin and Robert Bosch. The company rented facilities in Gotha with the objective to build large, long-range bomber aircraft. Alexander Baumann was hired by Zeppelin as the head designer. The company moved to the village of Staaken, near Berlin, in mid-1916 and was renamed , although it was commonly known as Zeppelin-Staaken.
thumb|300px|A Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
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