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« Reply #30 on: November 23, 2009, 02:42:31 pm »

The mighty Hindenburg began commercial flights in 1936 and successfully completed 17 round trips that year. Its journeys covered 191,583 miles (308,323 km) while carrying 2,798 passengers and 160 tons of cargo. This success led the Zeppelin company to begin construction of a twin vessel, the Graf Zeppelin II, and expand the flight schedule. Hindenburg's first flight of 1937 was a round trip to Brazil while the second was a round trip to Lakehurst, New Jersey, in the US. This flight departed Germany on 3 May 1937 carrying a smaller than normal load of just 36 passengers. In command of the vessel was Captain Max Pruss who steered Hindenburg on a smooth and uneventful journey across the Atlantic. The only difficulty encountered was strong headwinds that delayed the airship's arrival time from 6 AM to 4 PM on 6 May.
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