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Book - Cabin Boy Werner Franz Survivor of Airship Hindenburg - HAND SIGNED COPY

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Kabinenjunge Werner Franz vom
luftchiff
Hindenburg, W.E.Medem, SIGNED COPY
(Cabin Boy Werner Franz from the Airship Hindenburg) Survivor of the May 6, 1937 tragedy.
German Language
Book Airship Hindenburg LZ 129
Werner Franz
(May 22, 1922 – August 13, 2014) was the cabin boy aboard the ill-fated
LZ 129
Hindenburg
which
crashed
on May 6, 1937. At the time of the crash he was only 14 years old. He was the last known surviving crew member of the
Hindenburg
as of his death in 2014. On the airship he was in charge of serving all of the ship's officers and crew. Later on in life he became an ice and roller skate coach. Some of his pupils include Olympic silver medalist
Marika Kilius
and her partner
Franz Ningel
.
Good Condition with worn dust jacket and yellowing pages, please see my photographs they are part of my description.