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In October 1928 the ship made the first of many voyages to the United States. Other notable achievements in the early years were a round-the-world voyage in 1929 and a trip to the Arctic in 1931. The Graf Zeppelin began the first transatlantic airship service in 1930, and construction was begun on two much larger ships to expand the service.

The destruction in 1937 of the first of these new ships, the Hindenburg, shattered public confidence in airship travel, and Graf Zeppelin was retired soon after. In 1940 she was broken up, her aluminum frame re-used for Germany's war industry.
 

This model builds into a 1:700 scale replica of the Graf Zeppelin at the time of her 1929 world voyage. The completed model is over 13 inches long. You will need a colour printer capable of handling card or cover stock to print the parts sheets. 67 lb cover stock (approx 8.5 thousandths of an inch or 0.2 mm thick) is recommended.
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