Aerial views from bi-wing aircraft of two zeppelins at U.S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. The zeppelin USS Los Angeles (LZ-126) is moored. The German zeppelin, Hindenburg (LZ-129) maneuvers for a landing and is seen docked at airship mooring tower.
Aerial views through empennage and from sides of an airplane. German Zeppelin, Hindenburg, moored In front of large dirigible hangar at U.S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey.
U.S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. German Zeppelin Hindenburg (LZ-129) being turned around and towed by a tug, operating on rails. The Zeppelin is positioned tail first toward the hangar and moved into airship hangar in that position.
Dr. Hugo Eckener (1868-1954) who commanded the German Zeppelin Hindenburg (LZ-129), describes the maiden voyage of the airship over the North Atlantic, and states his opinion that even in bad weather the Zeppelin would be able to successfully make regular transatlantic flights.
Arriving passenger at U.S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States, speaks favorably about her experience traveling on Zeppelin airships. She had flown on the Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) five times, and liked it, but states that the Graf Zeppelin is more like a yacht, compared to the Hindenburg which is more like a steamship. But she considers her trip on the Hindenburg (LZ-129) to be "overwhelming altogether.."
Author Leslie Charteris (1907-1993), a passenger on zeppelin Hindenburg's maiden voyage, talks about his trip from Frankfurt, Germany aboard the airship. He says it is the most natural way to travel across the North Atlantic Ocean.
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