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Zeppelin Goodyear Airship crashed at Germany – Absturz
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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Tagged crash, Goodyear, graf zeppelin, Hindenburg, LZ-129
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Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg crash cover from May 6, 1937
Flying from Frankfurt, Germany to Lakehurst, NJ, USA, zeppelin LZ-129 HINDENBURG carried on the 1st North America Flight 1937 a total of 8 mail bags containing 17,609 cards, covers and parcels. When approaching Lakehurst, the airship burst into flames. Only … Continue reading
Posted in airships, History, Postal History, ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL
Tagged crash, Hindenburg, LZ-129, zeppelin, ZEPPELIN STUDY GROUP
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Zeppelin LZ-5, Z-II strands at Weilburg, 100 years ago
100 years ago, on April 25, 1910, German airship Zeppelin LZ-5, which was also known as military airship Z-II, stranded at Weilburg and was completely destroyed. Contemporary newspaper reports about that crash can be found here: http://www.weilburg-lahn.info/zeppelin/z2_3.htm And if you … Continue reading
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USS Shenandoah – triumph and tragedy
Yesterday (September 3) in 1925, US airship USS Shenandoah crashed at southern Ohio. Today (September 4) in 1923, US airship USS Shenandoah made the first flight of one hour at Lakehurst, NJ. Source: http://www.ezeptalk.de/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=169#p571