![Atlantic Flown 170 Times by Capt. Pruss; His Career With Company Started in 1911; THE HINDENBURG AS SHE SAILED OVER MANHATTAN YESTERDAY - The New York Times Atlantic Flown 170 Times by Capt. Pruss; His Career With Company Started in 1911; THE HINDENBURG AS SHE SAILED OVER MANHATTAN YESTERDAY - The New York Times](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1937/05/07/94371808_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Atlantic Flown 170 Times by Capt. Pruss; His Career With Company Started in 1911; THE HINDENBURG AS SHE SAILED OVER MANHATTAN YESTERDAY - The New York Times
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin - LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin. Luftschiff Kapitän Max Pruss, 1936. Pruss served aboard Graf Zeppelin during many important flights, including the ship's historic 1929 Round-the-World flight, and was
![Max W. Pruss, burn scarred pilot of the ill-fated airship Hindenburg, right, observes the 10th anniversary of the disaster in his home near Frankfurt, Germany, with friend Anton Wittemann, captain of the " Max W. Pruss, burn scarred pilot of the ill-fated airship Hindenburg, right, observes the 10th anniversary of the disaster in his home near Frankfurt, Germany, with friend Anton Wittemann, captain of the "](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2nfg0j3/max-w-pruss-burn-scarred-pilot-of-the-ill-fated-airship-hindenburg-right-observes-the-10th-anniversary-of-the-disaster-in-his-home-near-frankfurt-germany-with-friend-anton-wittemann-captain-of-the-graf-zeppelin-may-2-1947-ap-photo-gerhard-baatz-2nfg0j3.jpg)
Max W. Pruss, burn scarred pilot of the ill-fated airship Hindenburg, right, observes the 10th anniversary of the disaster in his home near Frankfurt, Germany, with friend Anton Wittemann, captain of the "
Finding Max - Podcast trailer | In this new episode of The Hook, CBC's Viola Pruss searches for history on her great-grandfather Max Pruss, captain of the famous Hindenburg airship.... | By
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