board with Lehmann as a guest during the Hindenburgs last flight. The book had recently been published in German when the Hindenburg was destroyed. The English translation, completed by Jay Dratler, was published later in 1937 with a preface and closing chapter by the American airship captain Charles E. Rosendahl, who had interviewed Lehmann on his deathbed. Footnotes References Lehmann, Ernst A.; Mingos, Howard. The Zeppelins. The Development of the Airship, with the Story of the Zeppelin Air Raids in the World War. Chapter I GERMAN AIRSHIPS PREPARE FOR WAR (online chapter) Krug, Andreas. Biographie Ernst A. Lehmann. (German) retrieved 2008-07-22 External links Ernst Lehmann Biography Frankfurter Hauptfriedhof: Denkmal zum Luftschiff-Unglück Frankfurt Main Cemetery: Airship-accident Memorial (German) 1886 births 1937 deaths Accidental deaths in New Jersey Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Deaths from fire in the United States German airship aviators People from Ludwigshafen People from the Palatinate (region) LZ 129 Hindenburg Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1937