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HINDENBURG DESTROYED GRAND HOTEL OF THE AIR

... HINDENBURG DESTROYED GRAND HOTEL OF THE AIR NOTABLE SURVIVORS. These include: Captain Max Pruss, commander of the airship; Captain Lehmann, famous commander of the Hindenburg on her record trips over the Atlantic, acting in an advisory capacity on this ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 267 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

HINDENBURG HORROR. The destruction of the giant Zeppelin Hindenburg, winch has come down in flames in New ..

... HINDENBURG HORROR. The destruction of the giant Zeppelin Hindenburg, winch has come down in flames in New Jersey, is another of those grim periodic reminders that man's conquest of the air is gained at fearful cost. This latest holocaust recalls only ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1575 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

THEN CAME DISASTER

... the giant airship Hindenburg was b'iown to pieces in a mysterious explosion in which more than a third of her reported total of 97 aboard have died. At midnight last night the airport was to have seen the departure of the Hindenburg for Europe carrying ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 376 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

HER FLIGHTS OVER BRITAIN

... HER FLIGHTS OVER BRITAIN The Hindenburg's passing over the United Kingdom last summer in the course of her flights to and from America caused comment and protest in some quarters, as it was argued that observations could be made from the airship of dockyards ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 154 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

CORONATION ACTIVITY

... CORONATION ACTIVITY The Hindenburg was to have brought last-minute visitors to the Coronation across the Atlantic. She was expected to arrive in Frankfort early on Monday, and then several aeroplanes kept in reserve would have flown the London bound ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 181 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

GERMANY TO BUILD MORE ZEPPELINS. SHIP NEARING COMPLETION

... NEARING COMPLETION DR. ECKENER SHOCKED AT NEWS. BERLIN. Friday.—Official circles here while appalled at the disaster of the Hindenburg. declare that it will have no A new airshipis nearing completion effect on the further building of Zeppelins already at ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 420 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION

... German news agency. The German people and the whole world hear with deep perturbation of the news of the destruction of the Hindenburg. it stated. German Zeppelin travel has now been hit by one of t ho se accidents which have occurred several times in other ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 74 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

DETAILS OF THE GREAT AIRCRAFT

... DETAILS OF THE GREAT AIRCRAFT. The Hindenburg. officially known as LZ 129. finest and largest vessel of her type in existence. was launched in March. 1936. at Friedrichshafen. and made her first passenger voyage a few days later when she carried 98 persons ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 514 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

MAX SCHMELING WAS LUCKY

... MAX SCHMELING WAS LUCKY. Max Schmeling originally intended to come to the States by the Hindenburg. hut changed his mind at the last minute. it is revealed. Mr. F. D. Fagg. director of the Federal Bureau of Air Commerce. announced that he would be holding ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 94 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

66 SURVIVE AND 34 DEAD

... 66 SURVIVE AND 34 DEAD Germany's giant airship Hindenburg, la rgest vessel of its kind in the world and a grand hotel of the air, is no more. I T WAS BLOWN TO PIECES J` ST WHEN REACHING THE LAKEHURST PORT •(NEW JERSEY) ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HER ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 352 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

TOLD ON THE ATLANTIC PHONE,

... a sight . . . it is terrible. All I can say is that she just exploded and burned . . . just flopped to the ground. The Hindenburg was making her first flight of the season under the command of Captain Max Pruss. who succeeded Captain Lehmann. Pruss was ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1937
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 382 | Page: 16 | Tags: none