Summary and Top 4 Points: The Graf Zeppelin, Germany's first aircraft carrier, was laid down in 1936 but never entered service due to internal disputes, skepticism, and war priorities. -Designed ...

In the late 1930s, Nazi Germany launched an ambitious project to create its first aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin. I ...

The Graf Zeppelin landed back in Lakehurst, N.J., the morning of Aug. 29, 1929. Flying time for the around-the-world flight was 12 days, 12 hours and 13 minutes.

Summary and Top 4 Points: The Graf Zeppelin, Germany’s first aircraft carrier, was laid down in 1936 but never entered service due to internal disputes, skepticism, and war priorities.

Karl Henry von Wiegand, a journalist who was aboard the Graf Zeppelin during its flight over Egypt, described the journey in an article published by the San Francisco Examiner in June 1931.

After completing the first ever transatlantic airship flight in October 1928, the majestic Graf Zeppelin, a 776-foot gleaming dirigible, was greeted with fanfare wherever it flew; its lighter-than ...

Graf Zeppelin makes the 20,651-mile trip in 21 days, 5 hours and 31 minutes. 1931: Graf Zeppelin begins making regular trips between Berlin and Brazil.

By the time of its launching, Graf Zeppelin was expected to displace thirty-five thousand tons, very large for an aircraft of the era, similar in size to the Essex-class carriers.

The Graf Zeppelin was dismantled in 1940 to provide scrap metal for the German war effort. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Aug. 26, 1929: Tens of thousands showed up at Los Angeles Municipal Airport to witness the arrival from Germany of the Graf Zeppelin, one of several stops on the giant airship's round-the-world tour.