Monthly Archives: March 2010

Zeppelin NT 2010 flight season started at Friedrichshafen

Posted on 20. March 2010 by admin

The 10th flight season of the Friedrichshafen based Zeppelin NT has started. The Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei operating the airship is expecting the 100.000th Zeppelin NT passenger this year. Visit the ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP at http://www.eZEP.de/

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LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II – Rare Colour Footage

Posted on 13. March 2010 by admin

Rare colour footage of the Graf Zeppelin II over Friedrichshafen in 1938, filmed by Goodyear Engineer Harold G. Dick. From the documentary “Hindenburg Disaster: Probable Cause.” The documentary mistook this footage as color footage of the Hindenburg. This is the … Continue reading →

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100 years of Swiss aviation

Posted on 11. March 2010 by admin

Yesterday (March 10), 100 years ago: The first motor driven airplane took off from Switzerland. A Wright biplane brought in by train flew for five minutes over the frozen St. Moritzersee in Switzerland. The plane was piloted by Paul Engelhard. … Continue reading →

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