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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1490289, member: 12789&quot;]A very fascinating character from aviation history and a brilliant person - just not overly attractive:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/germany/eckenerzr126silber1924.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dr. Hugo Eckener was the head of Zeppelin Reederei from just prior to WWI until the end of the programme in 1937.&nbsp; He oversaw a programme that was the safest means of transportation until he was largely sidelined after 1936&nbsp; - he had been against the politicizing of the Zeppelin company by the National Socialists.&nbsp; This medal commemorates the first east west transatlantic flight by the LZ-126 which was delivered to the US Navy at Lakehurst, New Jersey and subsequently became the USS Los Angeles.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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