Zeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany Size:Large: 7 x 5in the spire of St Magnus

the spire of St Magnus the Martyr is visible beyond

They are grouped around the 'Bluebird' car

To the left a potman emerges from a tavern ( the Grapes

7th August 1968

for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929

Zeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany Size:Large: 7 x 5in the spire of St MagnusZeppelin LZ3 airborne, Germany, c1906 1908 (1933). LZ3 was the first truly successful Zeppelin. The airship made 45 flights, travelling more than 4000 kilometres, between 1906 and 1908 before being purchased by the army. The airship's floating hangar can be seen in the left background. A photograph from Zeppelin Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933.