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ON THIS DAY: Hindenburg disaster shocks world (1937)

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Airship explodes in flames On this day in 1937, the Hindenburg disaster stunned the world when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into...

ON THIS DAY: first transatlantic flight by Zeppelin (1928)

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On this day in 1928, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first transatlantic flight, landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey after leaving Friedrichshafen, Germany, and stopping...

ON THIS DAY: Aviation history was made, twice

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On 2 July 1900, aviation history began a bold new chapter with the first zeppelin flight over Lake Constance in southern Germany. Designed by...

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