AMERICAN
HISTORY
EARLY
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL
1928
GRAF ZEPPELIN
Thursday,
November 1, 1928, the Salisbury Maryland Daily Times
printed
the news of the travels the Graf Zepplin, a German
dirigible,
across
the Atlantic from Lakehurst, New Jersey to Friedrichshaven
in
Germany.
Again, this is a bit of air travel history for those of you who
are
interested
in such to enjoy.
Friedrichshafen
, November 1, 1928:
The
Graf Zepplin was now safe in her hanger, the passengers and
one
'stowaway'
had been landed.
She
had set records, the first round trip flight over the
Atlantic, a
voyage
of more than 10,000 miles since she started on 1 st of October
from
Friedrichshafen for Lakehurst. On the past Monday the Graf
Zepplin
left Lakehurst, covered 4000 miles in 71 hours and 12
minutes.
2 hours of this time were spent cruising the airdrome until
day
brake since the lighting was inadequate for landing.
A
crowd had gatherd eager to get a look at Clarence Terhune, a 19
year old caddy, who had stowed away on the airship and captured
their imaginations.
Terhune
did not show. He was spirited away by customs officials.
It
was raining and large details of police and soldiers were needed
to
control
the large crowd which had assembled for the occasion.
A
British dirigible had made this crossing in 1919 from
Roosevelt
Field
in New York to England in 75 hours.
The
first trans Atlantic commercial flight was history.
Abstract:
Thursday, November 1, 1928, Salisbury , Maryland Daily
Times.
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