1936 HINDENBURG AIRSHIP Flight Schedule


1936 HINDENBURG AIRSHIP
Flight Schedule


  1. March 4: Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (3hr6min) [Test flight]
  2. March 5: Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (8hr) [Test flight]
  3. March 6: Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (3hr14min) [Test flight]
  4. March 17-March 18: Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (22hr45min) [Test flight]
  5. March 18-March 18: Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (7hr49min)
  6. March 23-March 23: Friedrichshafen-Löwental (6hr23min) [Test flight, Mail flight]
  7. March 26-March 26: Löwental-Löwental (3ht16min)
  8. March 26-March 29: Löwental-Löwental (74hr4min) [Propaganda flight, dropping pro-Hitler election leaflets]
  9. March 31-April 4: Löwental-Rio de Janeiro (100hr40min) [First South America flight]
  10. April 6-April 10: Rio de Janeiro-Löwental (103hr52min)
  11. May 4-May 4: Löwental-Frankfurt (7hr32min)
  12. May 6-May 9: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (61hr40min) [First flight to North America]
  13. May 12-May 14: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (49hr13min)
  14. May 17-May 20: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (78hr57min)
  15. May 21- May 23: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (48hr8min)
  16. May 25-May 29: Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro (85hr13min)
  17. May 30-June 3: Rio de Janeiro-Frankfurt 93hr17min)
  18. June 5-June 5: Frankfurt-Löwental (8hr19min)
  19. June 16-June 16: Löwental-Löwental (9hr4min) [(Krupp/Essen flight]
  20. June 18-June 18: Löwental-Frankfurt (3hr17min)
  21. June 18-June 18: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (11hr)(Rhineland flight)
  22. June 19-June 22: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (61hr30min)
  23. June 24-June 26: Lakehurst-Frankfurt ( 61hr5min) [Max Schmeling return]
  24. June 30-July 2: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (52hr49min)
  25. July 4-July 6: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (45hr39min)
  26. July 8-July 8: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (1hr26min)
  27. July 8-July 8: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (1hr)
  28. July 10-July 13: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (63hr27min)
  29. July 15-July 17: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (60hr58min)
  30. July 20-July 24: Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro (85hr38min)
  31. July 25-July 19: Rio de Janeiro-Frankfurt (96hr35min)
  32. August 1-August 1: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (14hr) [Olympic Games flight]
  33. August 5-August 8: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (75hr56min) [Passenger description]
  34. August 10-August 11: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (43hr2min)
  35. August 17-August 19: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (90hr10 min)
  36. August 20-August 22: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (43hr49min)
  37. August 27-August 30: Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro (88hr34min)
  38. September 4-September 8: Rio de Janeiro-Friedrichshafen (109hr55min)
  39. September 14-September 14: Friedrichshafen-Friedrichshafen (10hr53min) [Flight over 1936 Nazi Party Nuremberg Rally]
  40. September 16-September 16: Friedrichshafen-Frankfurt (3hr6min)
  41. September 17-September 20: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (62hr54min)
  42. September 22-September 24: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (55hr36min)
  43. September 26-September 29: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (63hr14min)
  44. October 1-October 3: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (58hr2min)
  45. October 5-October 7: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (55hr35min)
  46. October 9-October 9: Lakehurst-Lakehurst (10hr25min) ["Millionaires Flight"]
  47. October 10-October 12: Lakehurst-Frankfurt (52hr17min)
  48. October 21-October 25: Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro (111hr41min)
  49. October29-October 30: Rio de Janeiro-Recife (21hr48min)
  50. October 30-November 2: Recife-Frankfurt (85hr20min)
  51. November 5-November 9: Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro (97hr50min)
  52. November 12-November 16: Rio de Janeiro-Frankfurt (105hr57min)
  53. November 25-November 29: Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro (94hr59min)
  54. November 30-December 1: Rio de Janeiro-Rio de Janeiro (26hr37min)
  55. December 3-December 4: Rio de Janeiro-Recife (22hr57min)
  56. December 4-December 7: Recife-Frankfurt (83hr34min)

    57. Hindenburg's Flights to North America

    Hindenburg's Flights to North America (click to enlarge)

    1937 Flight Schedule

  57. March 11-March 11: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (6hr17min)
  58. March 11- March 11: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (1hr14min)
  59. March 16-March 20: Frankfurt-Rio de Janeiro (88hr48min)
  60. March 23-March 26: Rio de Janeiro-Frankfurt (97hr8min)
  61. April 27-April 27: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (6hr59min) [Udet flight/Rhineland]
  62. April 27-April 27: Frankfurt-Frankfurt (2hr23min) [Udet hook-on trial flight]
  63. May 3-May 6: Frankfurt-Lakehurst (77hr8min) [Hindenburg crash at Lakehurst]


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