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Before the war, kite balloons, often called 'Drachen' balloons, had been
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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Where the 'Drachen' had used a long and clumsy string of parachute streamers attached to the tail, the 'Cacquot' achieved the same result by means of stabilizing fins attached to the balloon itself.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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In January 1915 he made acquaintance with a 'Drachen' balloon which the Belgians were using in the neighbourhood of Alveringheim.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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'Drachen' in that it made use of a new and more convenient stabilizing device.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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“Is this the salvation you spoke of earlier, das Verfolgen dem Drachen?”
Small Victory: the realm of pawns Alice Gray 2010
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Keine großartigen Helden mit beeindruckenden Talenten, keine hypermächtige Magie, keine superbösen Antagonisten, keine generationenumspannenden Prophezeihungen, keine gefinkelten aber trotzdem liebenswerten Diebe, keine übermenschlichen Assasine, keine seelenverwandten Wölfe, Drachen, Zwerge oder sonstiges Getier.
In Gordath Wood: Writer Patrice Sarath » A German review — from Amazon.de 2009
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"It's our mess, it's only fair we clean it up" -- Drachen.
BROAD CAST FOR 25 AUGUST 2007 Maggie Jochild 2007
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The outstanding feature of the "Drachen-Balloon" is incorporated in the airship.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
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It is the direct outcome of the "Drachen-Balloon," perfected by Parseval and Siegsfeld, the captive balloon which is an indispensable part of the German military equipment.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
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The successful use of Drachen kite-balloons borne in ships at the
Aviation in Peace and War Frederick Hugh Sykes 1915
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