Tag Archives: Hindenburg

Olympic Games 1936 Berlin and zeppelin airship LZ-129 Hindenburg

Posted on 1. August 2011 by admin

On 1 August 1936, the Olympic Games at Berlin, Germany were opened. On that occasion, airship LZ-129 HINDENBURG flew from Frankfurt to Berlin, it was the so called “Olympic Flight”. After circling over Berlin Olympic Stadium, the airship dropped the … Continue reading →

Posted in airships, Hindenburg, History | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in airships, History, Literature, Personal, Postal History | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in airships, Hindenburg, History, Postal History, ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in airships, Allgemein, Crash, Goodyear, Hindenburg, History | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in airships, Allgemein, History, ZEPPELIN POST JOURNAL | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg crash cover from May 6, 1937

Posted on 6. May 2010 by admin

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 , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in airships, History | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment