LZ 127 Mediterranean flights

LZ 127 Mediterranean flights (1929)

In early 1929 the airship made two trips over the Mediterranean. On the first trip to the eastern Mediterranean in late March 1929, it carried 25 passengers and 16,000 letters. It made four mail drops at Jaffa, Athens, Budapest and Vienna.

The airship flew over Palestine, Egypt and Athens before returning to Friedrichshafen after completing a journey of 5,000 miles (8,000 km) in 81 hours. The second Mediterranean flight took place in late April, flying over France, Spain, Portugal and Tangier. The airship returned to Friedrichshafen after flying north over Cannes and Lyons in a flight of 57 hours.


The Middle East flight (1931)

The Graf Zeppelin had visited Palestine in April 1929. The second flight to the Middle East took place in 1931 beginning on April 9 with a flight to Cairo, Egypt. Here the airship landed less than two days later.
After a brief stop, the Graf Zeppelin proceeded on to Palestine before returning to Friedrichshafen on April 23, just an hour over four days after departure. The trip took 97 hours, covered 9,000 km (5,600 mi) and crossed 14 countries on three continents.

Source: Wikipedia