The giant silver German zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg made its first flight on March 4, 1936. The hydrogen-filled airship ...
Hangar No 2, previously used by the Royal Naval ... engineering marvels rivalled only by their sleek German counterpart, the Graf Zeppelin. The R-101, built at Cardington, was particularly feted.
While the Graf Zeppelin was not of the ideal aerodynamic shape or the best structurally, she was the best that was manageable ...