Before the modern jumbo jet and its first class suites, the biggest and grandest thing in luxury air travel was the German Zeppelin Airship. Of all the massive Zeppelin's constructed, the most ...

The Graf Zeppelin accomplished several aviation firsts, including the first commercial transatlantic flight, and a round-the-world flight. The airship had a luxurious gondola with private cabins ...

Akron-class ships were full rigid airships built in a joint venture by the Goodyear company and Zeppelin after WWI. At the close of the war, the Navy in particular was interested in getting its ...

DAN SNOW:Hello, I'm Dan Snow. World War One was the first major conflict where planes played a key role in the fighting. DAN SNOW:Not just to be used in reconnaissance missions, but dropping ...

Postcards celebrating the night a German airship was shot down ... LILY’S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER: At the start of World War One Britain was protected by the largest navy in the world.