Nautilus May Meet Zeppelin at Pole (Aug, 1931) (Aug, 1931)
Nautilus May Meet Zeppelin at Pole
Details of the methods by which the Graf Zeppelin and the Nautilus, Sir Hubert Wilkins’ polar submarine, hope to complete at the North Pole the most amazing rendezvous in all history, are pictured in the above drawing. The map shows the route these craft will follow. The Nautilus, described in detail in last month’s issue of Modern Mechanics and Inventions, is now on its way to the North Pole.
I’ed think getting a decent shot going at speed would be impossible...
This rendezvous did not actually occur. But Wilkins bloody well gave it a go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hubert_Wilkins
Comment by Daniel Rutter — July 30, 2010 @ 2:38 am
Graf Zeppelin’s Arctic flight is described in detail here:
http://www.airships.net/lz127-.....lar-flight
Comment by Patrick — July 31, 2010 @ 7:50 am