Word: graf
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Passage on the Graf from Friedrichshafen to Pernambuco. Brazil is $480 with a 10% reduction for round-trip
...Germany, as "world's biggest." To house this huge ship, specifically designed for the commercial purposes of Dr. Hugo Eckener, two hangars were thrown together. Replete with comforts for 52 passengers, the LZ-129 will next year go into regular service on the South American run. Unlike the Graf Zeppelin she will be inflated with non-inflammable helium. But because helium is much more expensive than hydrogen, Dr. Eckener plans to install fireproof hydrogen ballonets inside the helium cells for use in regulating altitude. Like the Akron and the Macon, the LZ-129 (which Dr. Eckener wants to name...
Unheralded and unsung, Dr. Eckener's old Graf last week, on regular schedule, completed her third round-trip to Pernambuco, Brazil. Only one delay marred her winter season. Departing for the second trip, the Graf fouled a radio antenna, slightly ripped fabric, broke a propeller. The old Graf is doomed after the Hindenburg is launched...
With complete absence of fanfare, Capt. Ernst Lehmann announced the following spring schedule of flights for the Graf Zeppelin...
...Woodard 9, Howard 5, Ferriter 4, Campbell 2, Taylor 2; Dunster: Shumaker 8, Dean, McKain. Personal Fouls--Lowell: Taylor 2, Ferriter, Howard; Dunster: Dean 4, Fuerbringer 2. The summary: LOWELL DUNSTER Ferriter, r.f. l.f., Schumaker Taylor, Campbell, c. c., Wilder Woodard, Burke, l.f. r.f., McKain Howard, r.g. l.g., Plaut Graf, l.g. r.g., Dean, Fuerbringer