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Known simply as Graf Zeppelin (no numeral) as the original Graf Zeppelin had been retired. LZ 131 not finished Version of the Hindenburg-class airship extended by 18 m (59 ft) to 263 m (863 ft) for around 80 passengers. Only a few frame rings were constructed before it was scrapped in May 1940. LZ 132 Project abandoned
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Nuclear explosives (3 C, 3 P) Nuclear weapon implosion (3 P) P. Polymer-bonded explosives (2 P) Propellants (3 C, 14 P) Explosion protection (1 C, 28 P) Pyrotechnic ...
Type Information Date created Inventor place of origin Barrel bomb: Improvised aerial bomb 1948 Israel: Blockbuster bomb "High capacity" bomb for maximum blast effect, only used during World War II
Category for Zeppelin-designated airships originated by Ferdinand von Zeppelin ... This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The "Almanac and Year-Book for 1914" reported that the airship "was destroyed by the explosion of a gasoline tank, which occurred as the ship was making a trial trip above the city of Johannisthal, near Berlin. All except one of the twenty-seven military men on board, including the entire admiralty trial board, were killed.
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Newsreel footage of the 6 May 1937 Hindenburg disaster, where the zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg crashed and burned down, was filmed by several companies. The film is frequently shown with narration, by WLS (AM) announcer Herbert Morrison , who was narrating a field recording on to an acetate disc , and was present to watch the zeppelin's arrival.