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Today in history: LZ-127 departs for Chicago World’s Fair

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:37:06 +0000

Today (October 26) in 1933, LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin departs Akron for Chicago’s “A Century of Progress” World’s Fair and returns after a brief landing at Chicago.

100 years – Happy Birthday!

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:37:27 +0000

She remembers the sound of the zeppelin engines and at school, they had to raise funds for the Zeppelin-Eckener-Spende (Zeppelin-Eckener-fund). In 1933 she spent the summer at Lake Constance and visited the airship hanger and airship LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin where the photo was taken.
This photo was also illustrated on page 5 of the Fall08 issue of the Zeppelin Post Journal http://www.ezep.de/zpj/fa08.html

Today Helly Wachter is celebrating her 100th birthday – Happy Birthday!

Low Greek zeppelin mail registration number

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:18:26 +0000

Fiorenzo Longhi reported on page 22 of the Spring08 issue of the ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL about the lowest known Greek registration number for zeppelin mail on the 1933 LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin Rome Flight, which is 7025.
The latest Heinrich Köhler auction (Wiesbaden, Tuesday September 15, 2009, 2 p.m.) presents with lot 1959 an even lower number: 7013.

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