GRAF ZEPPELIN
THE VISIT TO ENGLAND CRUISE ROUND BRITISH ISLES. I By Telegraph—Press Aseociatlon—Copyright.] Received August 19, 10.5 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 19, The German airship Graf Zeppelin, commanded by Captain Eekener, flew to England from Freidrichshavcn to-day. The airship crossed the Channel late in the afternoon and after visiting several South Coast resorts headed for London, over which it cruise I for nearly an hour before landing at Hanworth to disembark passengers. A party of over 20, including the Master of Sempill and Colonel Shclmordinc, Director of Civil Aviation then boarded tho airship for a 24-houi cruise round the British Isles.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 196, 20 August 1931, Page 8
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