Airship Odyssey

Dianne Feinstein International Terminal

Aviation Museum & Library - Pre-Security

Nov 20, 2013 - Jun 20, 2014

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Graf Zeppelin meal service china egg cup, demitasse, saucer, and bowl early 1930s

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Graf Zeppelin Century of Progress Exposition ashtray 1933

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Graf Zeppelin Lakehurst, New Jersey landing crew badge early 1930s

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U.S. Navy petty officer first class airship crewman dress uniform 1930s

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Propeller for Warner Scarab R-500-6 radial engine from U.S. Navy K-class blimp airship 1930s

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Elevator control wheel from U.S. Navy blimp 1930s

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Graf Zeppelin model airship 1967
Edward Chavez (1917–2004)
scale 1:62
spruce, silk, clear dope, nitrocellulose lacquer
SFO Museum
Nut Tree Restaurant and Airfield Model Aircraft Collection
1996.26.08
L2011.3202.001

The Graf Zeppelin model was scratch built by master model maker Edward Chavez. It was crafted with spruce stringers covered with silk, fourteen coats of clear dope, and nitrocellulose lacquer. It was originally displayed at the Nut Tree Restaurant and Airfield in Vacaville, California.

Graf Zeppelin crew member cap 1930s
wool, silk
Courtesy of Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
L2013.2701.003

Graf Zeppelin meal service china egg cup, demitasse, saucer, and bowl early 1930s
Heinrich-Elfenbein, Bavaria, Germany
porcelain, glass, glazes
Courtesy of Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
L2013.2701.001.001–.004

Graf Zeppelin Century of Progress Exposition ashtray 1933
metal
Courtesy of anonymous lender
L2013.2703.008

Graf Zeppelin Lakehurst, New Jersey landing crew badge early 1930s
brass
Courtesy of anonymous lender
L2013.2703.001

U.S.S. Akron model airship 1960s
scale 1:200
plastic, wood, metal, paint, decals
On loan from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
L2013.2706.003

U.S. Navy petty officer first class airship crewman dress uniform 1930s
wool, cotton, metal, plastic, silk
Courtesy of Moffett Field Museum
L2013.2702.001.001–.004

Propeller for Warner Scarab R-500-6 radial engine from U.S. Navy K-class blimp airship 1930s
wood, metal
On loan from Chris Grech and Moffett Field Museum
L2013.2702.006

Elevator control wheel from U.S. Navy blimp 1930s
wood, metal
Courtesy of Moffett Field Museum
L2013.2702.004

U.S.S. Macon life raft oar c. 1933
wood, metal
On loan from Chris Grech and Moffett Field Museum
L2013.2702.010