100th Anniversary of Count Zeppelin’s Death
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin died 100 years ago today, on March 8, 1917. In good health despite his 78 years, Zeppelin had traveled to Berlin…
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Happy Birthday, Hindenburg – March 4, 1936
Hindenburg Disaster Anniversary – May 6, 1937
In Memoriam: U.S.S. Akron – April 4, 1933
November 21: The Birthday of Human Flight
Today in History: The airship America and the First Attempt to Fly the Atlantic
This day in 1925: Loss of U.S.S. Shenandoah
Today in 1930: First Flight of Soviet Airship “Komsomolskaya Pravda”
Today in 1927 — U.S.S. Los Angeles does a “Handstand”
Today in 1921: Crash of Airship R-38 / ZR-2
On this day in 1921, the British-built airship R-38 — intended for U.S. Navy service as ZR-2 — broke up in the air near Hull…
Happy Birthday, Ferdinand von Zeppelin: July 8, 1838
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was born on this day in 1838.
Happy Birthday, Zeppelins! 115 Years of Zeppelin Airships
The world’s first zeppelin flew for the first time 115 years ago today, on July 2, 1900. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin completed his first airship, LZ-1, in the…
Hindenburg Disaster Anniversary – May 6, 1937
Every year on the sad anniversary of the loss of the airship Hindenburg I drink several toasts. To the memory of the airship in better…
Anniversary of U.S.S. Akron crash – April 4, 1933
On this day in 1933, the U.S. Navy dirigible ZRS-4 Akron crashed in a storm off the coast of New Jersey, killing 73 of the 76…
Today in History: First flight of a helium airship
Today is the anniversary of the first flight of a helium airship. On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Navy blimp C-7 took to the skies…
Today is the Birthday of Human Flight
Today is the birthday of human flight. On this day in 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes made the first manned flight…
Anniversary of the World’s First Airline: November 16, 1909
Today is the anniversary of the world’s first airline. DELAG was established on November 16, 1909, and provided passenger service — including the world’s first transatlantic airline service —…
Anniversary of Graf Zeppelin’s First Transatlantic Flight
On this day in 1928, LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin arrived at Lakehurst after a 111 hour, 44 minute flight across the Atlantic from Friedrichshafen. Hugo Eckener…
German crew of LZ-126 after arrival at Lakehurst; 90 years ago today.
On this day in 1924, LZ-126 arrived at Lakehurst for delivery to the U.S. Navy, to become U.S.S. Los Angeles (ZR-3). These are two photos…
90 Years Ago Today: LZ-126 leaves Germany to become U.S.S. Los Angeles
90 years ago today, LZ-126 left Friedrichshafen, Germany to fly across the Atlantic and begin its new life in the United States Navy. The construction of LZ-126 saved the…