On this day in aviation history, February 12, 1935, the United States Navy’s scouting airship and “flying aircraft carrier” USS Macon (ZRS-5) was lost in a storm of the California coast. Having once ...

On 15 August 1929, the Spanish doctor Jerónimo Megías fulfilled his dream by embarking on the first trip around the world in the Graf Zeppelin. It was not the first time that Megías, King Alfonso XIII ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On June 3, 1925, Goodyear launched its first civil airship. Over the ...