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The most successful Zeppelin was the Graf Zeppelin.

It flew over one million miles, including an around-the-world flight in August 1929.

However, the dominance of the Zeppelins over the airplanes of that period, which had a range of only a few hundred miles, was diminishing as airplane design advanced.

The " Golden Age " of the airships ended on May 6, 1937 when the Hindenburg caught fire, killing 36 people.

Although there have been periodic initiatives to revive their use, airships have seen only niche application since that time.