| PL25 | |
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| Role | Patrol airship |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft |
| First flight | 25 February 1915 |
| Status | Dismantled |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
PL25 (Parseval-Luftschiff 25) was a non-rigid military airship made in 1914/15 by the Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft in Bitterfeld and was the last single-gondola Parseval. It was one of the largest non-rigid airships before World War II. Its maiden flight was on 25 February 1915. It had a slim teardrop-shaped hull.
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 25 March 1915[1] to 3 November 1915 at Tønder and from 4 November 1915[2] to 29 March 1916 in Fuhlsbüttel. Hauptmann Stelling and Hauptmann Manger were its commanders.
PL25 was put out of service on 30 March 1916[3] and dismantled in the Siemens-Hangar at Berlin-Biesdorf (in Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin). PL 25 made 95 flights.
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