Category Archives: airships

80 years ago: LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight in 1931, icebreaker Malyguin

Posted on 24. July 2011 by admin

Do you know what happened today in history 80 years ago? On 24 July 1931, airship LZ-127 GRAF ZEPPELIN departed Friedrichshafen at 9.55 a.m. to fly to Berlin. It was the first leg of the famous Polar Flight. The next … Continue reading →

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Longhi received AAMS George D. Kingdom Award for Italian zeppelin book

Posted on 23. July 2011 by admin

Fioreno Longhi received the AAMS George D. Kingdom Literature Award  for his Italian zeppelin mail book CATALOGO STORICO DESCRITTIVO DEGLI AEROGRAMMI ZEPPELIN DI ITALIA – COLONIE ITALIANE – SAN MARINO – VATICANO – 1929 – 1939. Congratulations! For more information on … Continue reading →

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75 years airport Flughafen Frankfurt Rhein Main

Posted on 8. July 2011 by admin

75 years ago, on 8 July 1936, Frankfurt Rhein Main airport was officially opened. A Junkers Ju 52 Auntie Ju / Tante Ju aiplane was the first aircraft to land at Frankfurt Rhein Main airport. Later on that day, airship … Continue reading →

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Zeppelin Goodyear Airship crashed at Germany – Absturz

Posted on 13. June 2011 by admin

Last night (12 June 2011) at 8.30 p.m. local time, Goodyear airship “Spirit of Safety I”  G-TLEL  crashed at Reichelsheim, Hesse, Germany. While in flight, the airship caught fire. Three passengers managed to escape during the emergency landing, the pilot … Continue reading →

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Goodyear is buying three Zeppelin NT airships

Posted on 3. May 2011 by admin

ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik from Friedrichshafen is selling three zeppelin NT airships to Goodyear. Further details in the press release: ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik aus Friedrichshafen verkauft drei Zeppelin NT Luftschiffe an Goodyear. Weitere Informationen in der Pressemitteilung: http://www.zeppelinflug.de/dateien/pressemitteilungen/D/goodyearkauft3zeppelinnt.pdf

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100 years Bordstempel – eZEP-newsletter April 2011

Posted on 11. April 2011 by admin

Dear Aerophilatelist, do you know what happened today in history 75 and 100 years ago? Well, 75 years ago, on 10 April 1936, LZ-129 HINDENBURG arrived back at Friedrichshafen, the airship was returning from the first South America Flight 1936, … Continue reading →

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Zeppelin L4 (LZ-27) crashed at Denmark, fuel shortage

Posted on 17. February 2011 by admin

Today in history: On 17 Februar 1915, German naval airship L4 crashed at the shore near Blaavandshuk, Denmark. The airship was on the return flight of a scouting mission along the Norwegian coast when they were facing strong head winds … Continue reading →

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Zeppelin Post Journal, Winter 2010 issue

Posted on 1. December 2010 by admin

The Winter 2010 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL is ready. Enjoy a sneak preview of the 32-pages issue with the full index here: http://www.ezep.de/zpj/2010wi.html The selected web article by Richard Gibbons about double-marked zeppelin LZ-127 Rome Flight covers from … Continue reading →

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Today in history: LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin at Washington and New York

Posted on 15. October 2010 by admin

It was the first commercial Atlantic crossing by air, operated by the famous airship LZ-127 “Graf Zeppelin”. The flight departed Friedrichshafen, Germany 11 October 1928 and after only four days, on 15 October 1928 the airship reached the USA. Coming … Continue reading →

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Japanese zeppelin NT – Nippon Airship Corporation bankrupt

Posted on 31. May 2010 by admin

The operator of the zeppelin NT in Japan, the NIPPON AIRSHIP CORPORATION is bankrupt. All operations have been terminated, even the website is no longer online. Let’s hope that the zeppelin is back in the sky soon. Source: http://www.tdb.co.jp/tosan/syosai/3286.html NIPPON … Continue reading →

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