What You Need to Know: The German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin is often cited as one of the worst aircraft carriers in history. Designed by Deutsche Werke, it was launched in 1938 but never saw ...

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 ...

In the late 1930s, Nazi Germany launched an ambitious project to create its first aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin. Intended to rival the naval giants of Britain, Japan, and the United States, this ...

Summary and Top 4 Points: The Graf Zeppelin, Germany’s first aircraft carrier, was laid down in 1936 but never entered service due to internal disputes, skepticism, and war priorities. -Designed to ...

The Graf Zeppelin was Nazi Germany’s attempt to build an aircraft carrier that could launch fighters and bombers from the sea - something no one had seen from the Kriegsmarine before. Although it was ...

Eighty years ago this Friday, all eyes turned to the skies as the Graf Zeppelin passed over what is now called the Quad-Cities. On that Aug. 28, 1929, afternoon, excited residents streamed from stores ...

This week, the Goodyear Blimp was spotted over El Paso, with many sharing images of the blimp on social media Wednesday, Aug. 13. The blimp was also spotted in May, according to social media posts.

It was 95 years ago to the day that a major expedition took off in Lakehurst. The Graf Zeppelin, a German blimp, left New Jersey on Aug. 8, 1929, to make history. People paid about $3,000 to be a ...

Radio broadcaster Herbert Morrison’s “oh, the humanity!” exclamation amid the 1937 Hindenburg disaster sounded in my mind recently as I gazed at an exhibit near the German ground where the airship’s ...