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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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Merry Christmas!

Posted on 24. December 2009 by admin

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas!

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New Italian zeppelin mail catalogue out

Posted on 7. October 2009 by admin

Fiorenzo Longhi published an new zeppelin mail catalogue: Zeppelin mail from Italy, Italian Colonies, San Marino and Vatican City from the period 1929 – 1939. This covers the flights of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin, LZ-129 Hindenburg and LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II. … Continue reading →

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Zeppelin LZ-127 and Zeppelin NT-07 first flight anniversary

Posted on 18. September 2009 by admin

This day in 1928, airship LZ-127 “Graf Zeppelin” made the first flight. This day in 1997, airship Zeppelin NT-07 “Friedrichshafen” made the first flight. Both happened at the city of Friedrichshafen.

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100 years – Happy Birthday!

Posted on 5. September 2009 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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