Dimensions
190 x 130 x 10mm
In the 1930s the silver Zeppelins ruled the skies, crossing
the Atlantic on a regular basis with a style and elegance
never seen before or since in air travel. The rigid-framed
leviathans were the brainchild of elderly Count Zeppelin and
when the German people rose in popular support for his cause
his airships rode a wave of national pride. From the aerial
bombers of the First World War, Zeppelins were reinvented as
the way for the rich and famous to travel, and with the
embryonic aircraft of the time barely able to hop the
Atlantic they were set to rule the airways. That is until
the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New
Jersey, put an end to that dream. In many ways the tale of
what might have been, written by an expert in light-than-air
flight, The Zeppelin Story offers unique insights into this
fascinating aircraft.
