Sujet : Re: The joy of Zeppelins
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 05. Nov 2024, 03:37:08
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On 5 Nov 2024 00:55:15 GMT, rbowman wrote:
On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 21:56:47 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
I think the full rigids are considered too fragile for safety. This in
spite of the fact that ex-Navy man Hugo Eckener had a 100% safety
record in piloting hydrogen-filled craft.
Ex-Navy? He did good work.
He was legendary. His crew used to joke that the storms would see him
coming and turn aside. ;)
Trouble is, he wasn’t loyal enough to the Nazi regime. So he got replaced
by a less experienced captain on that fateful last voyage of the
Hindenburg. And the rest is (sadly) history ...
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