Kleiner Freund - Zeppelin Staaken R.VI by Ivan Berryman. (GL) ART432 Oblt Rudolf Berthold

Oblt Rudolf Berthold

Squadron Leader Maurice P Brown (deceased)and

201 Squadron

Strikemasters at Mirbat by Jason Askew

Kleiner Freund - Zeppelin Staaken R.VI by Ivan Berryman. (GL) ART432 Oblt Rudolf BertholdDHM1785GL. Kleiner Freund Zeppelin Staaken R. VI by Ivan Berryman. With a wingspan of 42. 2 metres, the mighty Zeppelin Staaken series of bombers were truly awesome, living up to their name Riesenflugzeug Giant Aircraft. Unusually for this period, the crew compartment of the R VI was fully enclosed and the bomb load was carried internally. The four engines were mounted in tandem pairs, two pushing and two pulling, which eliminated the need for complex