German airship Zeppelin LZ 129 'Hindenburg' burning upon its approach to Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937. U.S. Navy sailors, preparing to grab for tether lines on the ...

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 ...

Zeppelin's fleet of airships included such colossal creations like the Graf Zeppelin and the Hindenburg (seen here) along with the less famous Graf Zeppelin II. AP ...

It's hard to imagine today, but the Graf Zeppelin and the Hindenburg were, in their day, considered the ultimate way to travel. "There was a huge zeppelin craze in the late '20s," Grossman explained.

When you mention the Hindenburg, people tend to perk up. Its destruction still qualifies as one of the most spectacular aerial disasters in history.The Graf Zeppelin, not so much. Yet in its day ...

On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg burst into flames at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Thirty-five people aboard and one person on the ground died. Ahead of Saturday's 80th ...

The Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany, features a full-size replica of the Hindenburg's starboard section. The town and Lake Constance are also enjoyable.

LYNDHURST-- Its silvery bulk shattered by a terrific explosion, the German air liner Hindenburg plunged in flames at the United States Naval air station tonight, with indications that 34 of the ...

The fiery crash that destroyed the zeppelin Hindenburg in New Jersey on May 6, 1937, marked the end of travel by rigid airship, a stage in aviation history that today seems almost fanciful.

I wrote Saturday about a Hanover Township, Northampton County, man who has a piece of what he believed to be the Hindenburg’s skin. Once I saw the item and the accompanying letter – whi… ...

Zeppelin's fleet of airships included such colossal creations like the Graf Zeppelin and the Hindenburg (seen here) along with the less famous Graf Zeppelin II. AP ...