Finally, on the 11th of October 1928, Hugo Eckener, commanding the Graf Zeppelin airship as part of DELAG ... luxury goods ...

Prior to the age of the airliner, Zeppelin airships ruled the ... dining room featured silk wallpaper depicting the exploits of the Hindenberg's sister ship, the Graf Zeppelin.

Longest flight: The Graf Zeppelin's 6,168-mile non-stop transatlantic crossing took 111 hours and 44 minutes. Luxury travel: The airship offered 10-passenger cabins, luxurious dining, and ...

National Postal Museum, SI On December 8, 1934, the dirigible Graf Zeppelin—named for one inventor of hydrogen airships, Graf (Count) Ferdinand von Zeppelin—departed its Friedrichshafen ...