The Zeppelin-Eckener Spende
The Zeppelin-Eckener Spende (Zeppelin Eckener Fund), which led to the construction of LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin, was launched 85 years ago today, on August 20, 1925.
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Passengers and Crew of Graf Zeppelin’s Round the World Flight of 1929
A list of passengers and crew aboard the Round-the-World flight (Weltfahrt) of the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin from August 7, 1929 to September 4, 1929. Based…
Hindenburg Survivors
Approximately 64% of those on board the Hindenburg during its last flight survived the crash: Survival Rate on Hindenburg On Board Survived Died Percent Survived…
Hindenburg Disaster – List of Officers and Crew
In addition to its 36 passengers, Hindenburg carried 61 other persons on its last flight; the regular crew of 40, plus 21 additional individuals who…
Hindenburg Accident Report: U.S. Commerce Department
Report of Airship “Hindenburg” Accident Investigation Taken from the Air Commerce Bulletin of August 15, 1937 (vol. 9, no. 2) published by the United States…
Ernst Lehmann
Ernst Lehmann was born on May 12, 1886 at Ludwigshafen am Rhein, a town on the Rhine river directly across from Mannheim, and close to…
Max Pruss
Max Pruss was the captain of the Hindenburg when it crashed at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937. Pruss (or Pruß in German) was…
Hugo Eckener
Airship pioneer Hugo Eckener was an early associate of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, and earned worldwide fame as a zeppelin commander and tireless advocate for…