LZ-129 Hindenburg
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Fun StuffJuly 15, 2020
The wonderful and generous Joe May from the Travel for Aircraft blog sent me a delightfully unexpected gift: a zeppelin cigar. It is specifically a…
Holidays,UncategorizedNovember 28, 2019
Happy Airships Thanksgiving from the USA.
UncategorizedNovember 15, 2019
Werner Doehner, the last living survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, died on November 8, 2019 in Laconia, New Hampshire.Werner was 8 years old when he…
UncategorizedApril 24, 2019
A new, revised, and expanded edition of Zeppelin Hindenburg: An Illustrated History of LZ-129 is now available for pre-order! This new edition includes additional information,…
Fun StuffJanuary 31, 2019
Anyone want to buy a blimp?
Book ReviewsJuly 14, 2018
The Museum Edition of AIRSHIPS: Designed for Greatness is now available for purchase in the USA. The book showcases the illustrations of Italian artist Max Pinucci, who has…
Fun StuffJune 2, 2018
A company making hydrogen for airships. Now here’s an investment not to be missed.
Fun StuffMarch 8, 2018
In honor of International Women’s Day, a tribute to suffragist Muriel Matters and her “Votes For Women” airship. To bring attention to the movement for…
Art and ImagesFebruary 27, 2018
This photograph shows Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (holding rifle) in the United States in 1863, after his return from an expedition to the source of…
Art and ImagesFebruary 26, 2018
This plate from Alexander Gardner’s Photographic Sketchbook of the War shows Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin among a group of Union officers outside the Fairfax Courthouse…