THE GRAF ZEPPELIN

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 7

THE GRAF ZEPPELIN

A DAY OVER BRITAIN

SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY> 19th August.

The Graf Zeppelin, which landed at Hanwprth from •'l'riedrichshaven on 18th August,-and, after remaining for over an hour, left with 24 English passengers for a cruise- along: the South Coast of England, and by way of Ireland to Scotland, returned, to Han worth this evening. . ?

lv' welcoming Dr. Eckener and his officers and crew the Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. Frederick Montague, warmly congratulated them' on the progress of the Graf Zeppelin, and expressed appreciation of the assistance already given by Dr. Eekener and the willing help offered in the future to the cause of British airship development. The Graf Zeppelin completed her 24----hour tour of Britain when 'she landed at Hanworth at 7. o'clock' to-day and disembarked her passengers. Previously, there had been some 'doubt as to the possibility of landing under the gusty conditions, and she had circled over London for nearly an hour, But the operation, was carried out without a hitch. ■ • • .• "• ■■"■ -: ■,-' i .

She remained about 'half an hour, and Dr. Eckener received"• Sit John Simon on board and! showed hitni the equipment of the "control cabin. Shortly before 8 o'clock the great airship rose from the ground, ana, heading for Central London, started her homeward journey to Friedrichshaven. .'

The trip "round Britain" of 1000 miles was confined to England and Ireland, as adverse weather reports prevented Dr. Eckener from visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh as he had intended.

In passing over Hull at noon, Dr Bckchcr dipped the Zeppelin as a salute to the memdry of the men of the airship R3B, which blow up over tho River Humber.