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 ...

It's been a long, long time since a Zeppelin has flown the Los Angeles skies. That's about to change. Airship Ventures' Zeppelin "Eureka" is scheduled to land at the Long Beach Airport on May 20. The ...

The Graf Zeppelin, Dr. Hugo Eckener commanding, completed her world flight at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station last week. The distance traveled: some 19,000 miles. Time: 21 days, 7 hours.* ¶ Only nine ...

The airship Graf Zeppelin is shown at Mines Field (now Los Angeles International Airport) on Aug. 26, 1929. Two days later, the Graf flew over Iowa on its way to Chicago before finishing its ...

People climbed to the tops of buildings and jammed Scenic Drive with their cars Aug. 27, 1929, for a look at an airship three times as long as the County Courthouse block. The Graf Zeppelin, ...