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The Zeppelin Staaken R.VI of World War I was the largest bomber ever to strike Britain. The name Zeppelin is usually associated with rigid lighter-than-air craft from the early 1900s through the 1930s, including the famous Graf Zeppelin and ill-fated Hindenburg. During World War I, the name was linked to giant airships employed by the …
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