The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 13th, 2004
Zeppelin soars again, this time with helium
First of new airships will journey to Japan
By WINFRIED ROTHERMEL Associated Press
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Friedrichshafen, Germany -- Makers of the revived Zeppelin airship delivered their first helium-filled craft to a commercial user Saturday, a Japanese company that plans to use the 12-seat craft for sightseeing trips and advertising.
The granddaughter of the original airship's inventor, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, was on hand as Japan's Nippon Airship Corp. took delivery of the 247-foot ship, destined for sightseeing and advertising flights...
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