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Lot of 36, including: Airships: Transatlantic U.S. Naval Air Station Lakehurst, N.J. Summer 1936 Souvenir Book. 35pp. Souvenir book from the Hindenburg's first passenger flight through North America, the second flight to Lakehurst ended in the monumental disaster. The book explains the specifications of the airship, its crew, and the accommodations offered. An excerpt of the book explains it was published to commemorate the inauguration of the Transatlantic Airship Transportation by the Hindenburg for the Navy Relief Society New Jersey Auxiliary. Almost exactly a year later after its first flight into Lakehurst the Hindenberg suddenly burst into flames, killing 36 people. The disaster was an international tragedy and resulted in the deplaning of many Zeppelins around the world and shook public confidence in air travel. Collection also includes: Robertson, Ruth. Story of the Zeppelins. Washington Bureau: New York, 1930. Kellogg's Cadet Aviation Corps, Pamphlet nos. 1-9,11-15,17. Wing, Howie. The Cadet Aviation Corps Official Handbook. The Kellogg Company, 1939. 33pp. 30th Observation Squadron Air Maneuvers Contact Camp, May 21st and 22nd, 1932. pamphlet. 24pp. Department of Commerce Aeronautics Branch, Aeronautics Bulletin No. 20: Directory of Licensed Pilots and its supplement. United State Printing Office: Washington, D.C., 1928. 52pp. Department of Commerce Aeronautics Branch, Aeronautics Bulletin No. 14: Requirements for Approved Type Certificates Airplane Structures, Airplane Engines, Airplane Propellers, Together with Recommended Practice (Civil) 1928. Government Printing Office: Washington, D.C. 56pp. Department of Commerce Aeronautics Branch: Report of Airway Marking Committee. Government Printing Office: Washington, D.C., January 23, 1929. 10pp. Handbook of the National Aircraft Collection Exhibited in the United States National Museum Under Direction of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institute: Washington, D.C., 1932. 32pp. Davy, M.J.B. Aeronautics: Handbook of the Collections Illustrating the Heavier-Than-Air Craft. H.M. Stationary Office: London, 1929. 145pp. National Geographic Magazine, Volume LXII No. 5. National Geographic Society: Washington, D.C., May, 1933. 670pp. National Geographic Magazine, Volume LXXXIII No. 6. National Geographic Society: Washington, D.C., June, 1943. 782pp. Airworld: 1945, 1 issue: Sept, Private Flying Issue The Pilot's Manual. McGraw Hill: New York, 1937(?). 282pp. 7 typed news releases for the National Air Transport, Inc. on their stationary in 1925. NAT Bulletin Board: 1928, 3 issues: Oct, Nov, Dec 1929, 6 issues: Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul 1930, 1 issue: Sept.-Oct. 1931, 1 issue: Mar Air Wars: The Aircraft Military and Civil of the Golden Years: 1991, 2 issues: Fall/Winter No. 27 and Summer No. 26 1992, 2 issues: Spring No. 28 and Summer No. 29 Condition: All items are in good condition