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The first test flight of the Zeppelin airship 'Hindenburg' (LZ 129), 1936

The first test flight of the new German Zeppelin airship 'Hindenburg' (LZ 129) attracted the great attention of the international press, The airship is pulled out with the tailpiece ahead from its balloon hangar in Friedrichshafen at the Bodensee. The first flight of the 'LZ 129' took place on 04.03.1936. On 06.05.1937 the airship burned in Lakehurst, USA.

Landing preparation for the LZ 129 'Hindenburg', 1936

Preparation for landing at the test runs of the LZ 129. The signal flags on the ground show the wind direction to the airship.

The airship LZ 129 "Hindenburg" leaves the hangar in Friedrichshafen, 1936

The "Hindenburg" is pulled out from the airship hangar in Friedrichshafen by the crew, to ascend for a test flight.

'Hindenburg' makes its first test flight, 1936

Workers of the zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen wave good-bye to the airship LZ 129 'Hindenburg' at its first test flight.

Zeppelin LZ 129 "Hindenburg", Test Run 1936

The airship LZ129 'Hindenburg' under construction

The airship LZ129 'Hindenburg' in the assembly hall under construction. The outer envelope is attached.

Construction of the new work hall for the construction of zeppelins in Friedrichshafen, 1930s

This picture shows a part of the new work hall for the construction of the L.Z.128 Zeppelin. But then the disaster of the british zeppelin R101 affected the plans of the engineers and they halted production. The L.Z.128 was never built and instead, the planning and design process of the L.Z.129 "Hindenburg" was started.