Flight Log of LZ-129 Hindenburg

No.DateRouteDepartureArrivalDurationDistancePurpose
14 Mar 1936Friedrichshafen–Friedrichshafen15:1918:253h 06m—First flight
25 Mar 1936Friedrichshafen–Konstance- Munich -Augsberg -Friedrichshafen08:5316:428h 00m—Test flight
36 Mar 1936Friedrichshafen–Bregenz- Romanshorn-Friedrichshafen13:1816:403h 14m—Test flight
417–18 Mar 1936Friedrichshafen–Lindau-Füssen- Rosenheim- Salzburg- Pullach-Friedrichshafen-Konstanz-Friedrichshafen-Ulm-Westerndorf-München- Augsburg-Ulm-Friedrichshafen09:5208:2922h 45m—Endurance test
518 Mar 1936Friedrichshafen–Friedrichshafen08:4216:087h 49m—Test flight with turning tests
623 Mar 1936Friedrichshafen–Löwental09:4815:376h 23m—Test/mail flight
726 Mar 1936Löwental–Löwental06:1509:263h 16m—Local flight
826–29 Mar 1936Germany – Germany15:2117:5274h 04m—Deutschlandfahrt
931 Mar–4 Apr 1936Löwental–Rio de Janeiro05:3207:12100h 40m11,278 km1st South America flight
106–10 Apr 1936Rio de Janeiro–Löwental07:4518:37103h 52m—Return
114 May 1936Löwental–Friedrichshafen15:2523:007h 32m—Positioning
126–9 May 1936Friedrichshafen–Lakehurst12:2016:1061h 40m7,050 km1st North America flight
1312–14 May 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt23:2204:4149h 13m—Return
1417–20 May 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst05:3307:0378h 57m7,238 kmNorth Atlantic
1521–23 May 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt23:0503:1348h 08m—Return
1625–29 May 1936Frankfurt–Rio de Janeiro20:4006:5385h 13m—South America
1730 May–3 Jun 1936Rio de Janeiro–Frankfurt06:4308:0093h 17m—Return
185 Jun 1936Frankfurt–Löwental08:2915:488h 19m—Positioning
1916 Jun 1936Löwental–Löwental07:5417:029h 04m—Krupp/Essen flight
2018 Jun 1936Löwental–Frankfurt04:0407:213h 17m—Positioning
2118 Jun 1936Frankfurt–Frankfurt08:0819:0811h 00m—Rhineland flight
2219–22 Jun 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst20:5210:2261h 30m6,837 kmNorth Atlantic
2324–26 Jun 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt03:2516:3061h 05m—Return
2430 Jun–2 Jul 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst04:2909:1852h 49m6,877 kmNorth Atlantic
254–6 Jul 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt02:4100:2045h 39m—Return
268 Jul 1936Frankfurt–Frankfurt18:2119:471h 26m—Local
278 Jul 1936Frankfurt–Frankfurt20:1021:101h 00m—Local
2810–13 Jul 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst20:5507:3263h 27m6,820 kmNorth Atlantic
2915–17 Jul 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt00:0318:0160h 58m—Return
3020–24 Jul 1936Frankfurt–Rio de Janeiro21:0707:4585h 38m—South America
3125–29 Jul 1936Rio de Janeiro–Frankfurt06:4411:1996h 35m—Return
321 Aug 1936Frankfurt–Frankfurt07:1321:1314h 00m—Olympic Games flight
335–8 Aug 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst20:2918:5575h 56m8,100 kmNorth Atlantic
3410–11 Aug 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt23:3422:2643h 02m—Record crossing
3517–19 Aug 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst01:2919:3990h 10m7,753 kmNorth Atlantic
3727–30 Aug 1936Frankfurt–Rio de Janeiro05:5417:5388h 34m—South America
3620–22 Aug 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt02:3202:2143h 49m—Return
384–8 Sep 1936Rio de Janeiro–Friedrichshafen23:5014:44109h 55m—Return
3914 Sep 1936Friedrichshafen–Friedrichshafen09:0219:5510h 53m—Nuremberg Rally
4016 Sep 1936Friedrichshafen–Frankfurt17:0520:113h 06m—Positioning
4117–20 Sep 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst20:4806:4262h 54m6,700 kmNorth Atlantic
4222–24 Sep 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt00:0511:4155h 36m—Return
4326–29 Sep 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst19:4206:5663h 14m6,899 kmNorth Atlantic
441–3 Oct 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt00:1715:1958h 02m—Return
455–7 Oct 1936Frankfurt–Lakehurst18:3521:1055h 35m6,799 kmNorth Atlantic
469 Oct 1936Lakehurst–Lakehurst05:5717:2210h 25m—Millionaires’ Flight
4710–12 Oct 1936Lakehurst–Frankfurt01:3009:4752h 17m—Return
4821–25 Oct 1936Frankfurt–Rio de Janeiro08:2823:39111h 41m11,278 kmSouth America
4929–30 Oct 1936Rio de Janeiro–Recife06:1204:0021h 48m2,178 kmSouth American shuttle
5030 Oct–2 Nov 1936Recife–Frankfurt06:0423:2485h 20m8,322 kmReturn
515–9 Nov 1936Frankfurt–Rio de Janeiro17:2517:1597h 50m10,473 kmSouth America
5212–16 Nov 1936Rio de Janeiro–Frankfurt06:5819:55105h 57m10,430 kmReturn
5325–29 Nov 1936Frankfurt–Rio de Janeiro08:2906:3894h 59m11,185 kmSouth America
5430 Nov–1 Dec 1936Rio de Janeiro–Rio de Janeiro16:2018:5726h 37m3,013 kmLocal/shuttle
553–4 Dec 1936Rio de Janeiro–Recife05:2104:1822h 57m2,101 kmSouth American shuttle
564–7 Dec 1936Recife–Frankfurt06:1620:5083h 34m8,635 kmReturn
5711 Mar 1937Frankfurt–Frankfurt08:2114:386h 17m—Test flight
5811 Mar 1937Frankfurt–Frankfurt17:1618:301h 14m—Udet Test flight: hook-on plane trials
5916–20 Mar 1937Frankfurt–Rio de Janeiro20:2810:1688h 48m—South America
6023–26 Mar 1937Rio de Janeiro–Frankfurt01:1802:3297h 08m—Return
6127 Apr 1937Frankfurt–Frankfurt08:2515:246h 59m—Rhineland flight
6227 Apr 1937Frankfurt–Frankfurt16:2018:432h 23m—Rhineland flight
633–6 May 1937Frankfurt–Lakehurst19:1618:25 (EST)77h 08m7,150 kmFinal flight destroyed at Lakehurst on landing
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