Hugo Eckener
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Hugo Eckener was the manager of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airshi
Hugo Eckener in 1924
Birth house
Eckener (marked with an x) test flying the LZ 126 in August before delivery to the United States in October 1924
Russian polar researcher Rudolf Lazarevich Samoylovich (left) prior to leading the Graf Zeppelin's scientific polar flight, with Eckener in Friedrichshafen, July 1931
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin
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ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a German aircraft manufacturing company. It is perhaps best known for its leading role in the design and manufacture of rigid airships, commonly referre
Hugo Eckener
…Hugo Eckener (German pronunciation: ; 10 August 1868 – 14 August 1954) was the manager of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airship…
The LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin departing for DELAG, the world's first airline, in 1930
Graf Zeppelin above St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1930