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Graf Zeppelin
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Slightly elevated view of a crowd surrounding the Graf Zeppelin inside a hangar. (It was named after the German pioneer of airships, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who held the rank of Graf or Count in the German nobility.) During its operating life the great airship made 590 flights, covering more than a million miles, including a round-the-world flight starting on 1929 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, NJ.
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Zeppelin LZ 127
1928
The frame of the Graf Zeppelin being built, surrounded by scaffolding in a hangar in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Zeppelin Passenger Cabin
1928
A passenger cabin on the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127), a luxurious German-built airship. The Graf Zeppelin was taken out of service about a month after the Hindenberg disaster in 1937, briefly converted ...
Zeppelin LZ 127
1928
The Graf Zeppelin, a German-made dirigible in a hangar almost ready for its maiden voyage.
Naval Air Station
A view of the airship, "Los Angeles," in Hangar No. One, at the Naval Air Station. The hangar was erected in 1920, and the airship was completed in 1924.
Naval Air Station
A view of the exterior of Hangar No. One of the Naval Air Station. A flag stands atop the steel structure, and through the open section, an airship can be seen inside the hangar, erected in 1920.
The LZ 127 Zeppelin in flight
1928
The Graf Zeppelin airship, 776 feet long, could travel at a speed of up to 80 miles per hour, powered by five 550 horse-power Maybach engines. Hydrogen gas used to achieve lift. The lighter-than-...
