In 1928, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin launched the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin. This passenger blimp flew until 1937 and was the world's first commercial transatlantic passenger airship.

But in 1929, the Graf Zeppelin—also known by its serial number LZ-127, which stood for Luftschiff (“airship”) and the name of its creator, Ferdinand von Zeppelin —was still in the early ...

Scope and Contents "606455 Zep at Lakehurst." One-quarter front left side view from above of Zeppelin LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin" in low-level flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lakehurst, New Jersey, ...

Between 1931 and 1937 the Graf Zeppelin crossed the South Atlantic 136 times. The trips took about four days in each direction, and a one-way ticket was about $400, which translates to about ...

The Graf Zeppelin, model number LZ-127, was similar to, but slightly smaller than, the infamous Hindenburg, LZ-129, which would catch fire and explode at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937.

He has a fond memory of getting a Hawk Model plastic kit of the D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin for Christmas in 1955. “I promptly built it,” he said.

Karl Henry von Wiegand, a journalist who was aboard the Graf Zeppelin during its flight over Egypt, described the journey in an article published by the San Francisco Examiner in June 1931.

Object Details Description The LZ127 Graf Zeppelin's Balkan Flight included official drop mail at Bucharest in addition to other drops over such cities as Vienna, Belgrade, Sofia, and Kronstadt. This ...

Most significantly, the Graf Zeppelin sustained considerable storm damage during its first trans-Atlantic flight in 1928 and had to undergo two weeks of repairs in New Jersey before its return trip.