World War II Spitfire and Mustang fighters added a note of nostalgia, and a modern, helium-filled Zeppelin airship bobbed and dipped above the crowd.

BBC: air show

In 1938, the German airship LZ130 Graf Zeppelin, sister ship of the ill-fated Hindenburg, made its maiden flight.

CNN: Monday,

Before his death in 1917, Count von Zeppelin, inventor of the airship, was hailed as the greatest German of the 20th century.

ECONOMIST: Monitor