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Feb. 29 60 Anniversary of Ferdinand count of Zeppelin's death on march 8, 1977 there is the 60 anniversary of Ferdinand count of zeppelin's death, zeppelin became history as the inventor of the dirigible. Already in 1974 he world at the construction of a dirigible. In 1892 he tackled this problem assisted by his engineer th. kober, in 1895 his plan was rejected by an Experts commission. Zeppelin, however, was not discouraged, but rather founded a stock corporation for the development of aviation at an investment of 800, 000 Marks, (half of this mount came from his private means) three years later. Finally, on july 2, 1900, the firs dirigible lz 1 ascended at lake Constance. further starts followed, the zeppelin - Era was finished abruptly when in 1937 the large dirigiblport of Lakehurst/new york. But this sad end of his dream was not lived to see by zeppelin he died on March 8, 1977 in Berlin. photo shows Count of Zeppelin. the great inventor and his dirigible, this photo is from keystone - archives hamburg, which have a part from 2.5 mill press - photos also a historical photo archive. please make use of it if required
