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2 days across the atlantic 67 5 knots 125 km h 78 mph queen mary s speed was her signature feature but hindenburg is the clear winner. The guests were invited.
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Hindenburg atlantic crossing time. One passenger s account clarence and dorothy hall were passengers on hindenburg s flight from frankfurt to lakehurst on august 5 8 1936. A passenger traveling round trip between the united states and europe on queen mary would spend about two weeks just crossing the ocean. And seven to brazil.
The millionaires flight of the hindenburg was a 10 1 2 hour cruise over new england on october 9 1936 for 72 wealthy and influential passengers. Back to main musings. Hindenburg soars over six states new york times p.
Map from the new york times october 9 1936 p. The hindenburg made many trips across the atlantic. Transatlantic crossings are passages of passengers and cargo across the atlantic ocean between europe or africa and the americas the majority of passenger traffic is across the north atlantic between western europe and north america centuries after the dwindling of sporadic viking trade with markland a regular and lasting transatlantic trade route was established in 1566 with the spanish west.
Many prominent people were passengers on the hindenburg including boxer max schmeling making his triumphant return to germany in june 1936 after his world heavyweight title knockout of joe louis at yankee stadium. 4 october 10 1936 this article originally appeared in our free semi monthly newsletter. After defeating joe louis the german boxer max schmeling returned home on the hindenburg to a hero s welcome in frankfurt.
It made 17 round trips across the atlantic ocean with ten trips to the u s. During the 1936 flight season it finished 17 round trip crossings of the ocean and even set a new record that july by flying across the. Not that the hindenburg was new to atlantic crossings in 1936 it had transited the atlantic often to brazil 34 times.
A flight on the hindenburg. In july 1936 hindenburg completed a record atlantic round trip between frankfurt and lakehurst in 98 hours and 28 minutes of flight time 52 49 westbound 45 39 eastbound. A passenger traveling round trip on hindenburg would spent just 4 1 2 days in transit.
On may 6 1937 while landing at lakehurst n j on the first of its scheduled 1937 trans atlantic crossings the hindenburg burst into flames and was completely destroyed. In july 1936 the hindenburg also completed a record atlantic double crossing in five days 19 hours and 51 minutes.
