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Frankfurt am Main
The Ground Crew
Zeppelin!
Views of the Old City of Frankfurt am Main before the Wars
Ansichten der Altstadt von Frankfurt am Main.

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Baggage handling crew of the Zeppelin D-LZ-129 Hindenburg. The rounded engine nacelles and placement identify this as the Hindenburg. The offices of the Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei can be seen on the right side of the hanger.  The Hindenburg required a new hanger as it was much wider than the Graf Zeppelin. This hanger has a tiled floor.  1936-37

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Tail of the Airship (Friedrichshafen?)
The tail being supported by the railed dolly as it is pulled into the hanger. In the elevator, a man's head is in the porthole as the ship is rolled into the hanger, and a man can be seen standing on the aft portside engine next to the 20 foot long four-bladed prop. Another man is kneeling on the other side, barely visible. On the hull, next to the elevator, the trap door can be seen that released the spider lines to the stop teams below.

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This shows the number of lines used by the aft section stop team. The two men on the engine are now standing next to each other on the left side of the vertical blade. The hull number "D-LZ129" is very clear in this photo. On the forward engine, two men stand on the horizontal strut. One man in a civilian suit is pointing as he walks away from the tail.

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The stop team assisting in the landing of the D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin. Note the handles on the landing lines. They are not only at the ends of the lines, but also at intermediate points along the line. Note also, all the men are in uniform. Of particular interest, note the group directly behind the officer wearing the swastika armband with his hand raised up to grasp one of the lines. This group of men are wearing the "swallow's nest" shoulder devices worn by the members of the Band. It seems when it was time to land, everyone was pressed into service. The "Stop Team" was the name given to the members of the ground support units used to assist in the landing process.
Die Haltemannschaft

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Tail of the Zeppelin.
One man is on the propeller in the lighter clothing clearly standing, his partner is kneeling This view shows how many ground handlers were required.

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Same view as above, moments later with the camera at a different angle. The width of the dolly and the tracks were approximately 25 feet. The two men on the aft portside engine are now both on their feet. on either side of the propeller.

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Tracks
Photo of the tracks and dolly arrangement under the tail assembly. The face of the elevator man is in the porthole above the stop team.