The Graf Zeppelin stayed at Mines Field until shortly after midnight. Thousands of people remained to catch a final glimpse of the airship when it took off at 12:14 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

The last time something like this was seen in Los Angeles was 1929, when the Graf Zeppelin dropped in on Westchester’s Mines Air Field before starting its nonstop Pacific crossing during its ...

The Graf Zeppelin scraped her tail on high tension wires close to Mines Field. Damage was slight and she proceeded slowly eastward over the Continental Divide, with a graceful swerve over Mexico.

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 ...

1 of 5 | The Graf Zeppelin arrives at Mines Field (Los Angeles International Airport) on August 26, 1929, during it's "Round-the-World" flight. It would complete its flight three days later in New ...

1 of 2 | Graf Zeppelin upon arrival at Mines Field (Los Angeles International Airport) on August 26, 1929, during it's "Round-the-World" flight. File Photo courtesy San Diego Air & Space Museum.

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 ...

On December 8, 1934, the Graf Zeppelin departed from Germany bound for Brazil at the height of the Christmas season. Aboard the 776-foot-long zeppelin were 19 passengers, holiday mail and a load ...

Film which uses the letters and diaries of passenger Lady Grace Drummond-Hay and archival footage to document the Graf Zeppelin airship's circumnavigation of the globe in 1929. Show more In 1929 ...