aviation room

  • Zeppelin Attacks on England!

    L-3 and L-4 were the first.  Yarmouth and King’s Lynn on England’s south-east coast were their targets.  Their flight paths traced over the countryside, covering over 130 miles for L-3 and considerably less for L-4 before returning to Germany.  The L designation stood for luftschiff or airship.  These airships were also called dirigibles.  They had… Continue reading

  • What’s in the Aviation Room?

    When you think of Seattle as the birthplace of the Boeing Company, it might not come as a huge surprise that the Central Library has a Special Collection of historical materials on aviation.  In fact, the Aviation Room originated with a startup gift from the Boeing Company in 1928. Items in this room range from… Continue reading