The German manufacturer Lufschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH offered its news airship LZ 104 (construction number), designated L.59, for the mission. Dubbed the Afrika-Schiff (“Africa Ship”), it was ...

Before the modern jumbo jet and its first-class suites, the biggest and grandest thing in luxury air travel was the German Zeppelin Airship. Of all the massive Zeppelins constructed, the most famous ...

The fleet, gray Zeppelin Hindenburg, the greatest lighter-than-air craft in the world, was blown asunder and consumed by flames at 7:25 o’clock last night 300 feet above the heads of a thousand ...

In Tom Clancy's sensationalist novel "Debt of Honor," a disgruntled pilot decides to avenge his lost honor by crashing a fuel-laden 747 directly into the U.S. Capitol, causing the giant building to ...

You’ve heard of the word Zeppelin and first thing that pops to your mind are large airships, most notably the famous ...

The last time something like this was seen in Los Angeles was 1929, when the Graf Zeppelin dropped in on Westchester’s Mines Air Field before starting its nonstop Pacific crossing during its ...

A German company started regular zeppelin commercial flights Wednesday for the first time since the Hindenburg disaster ended dirigible travel more than six decades ago. In a one-hour trip, the ...

LONDON, MAY 31, 1915. The moon has set and a cold north wind brings the promise of heavy weather. It’s a night to seek shelter, yet hundreds of people made bold by curiosity have spilled into the ...

Regarding your editorial “Biden and the Chinese Spy Balloon” (Feb. 6): Let’s hope that history doesn’t always repeat itself. When I was seven years old, I saw a huge German zeppelin fly over our house ...