the 'Graf Zeppelin' in Los Angeles, 1929

On August 26,1929 the giant German dirigible Graf Zeppelin landed in Los Angeles at a remote place called Mines Fields, that would one day become Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

The Goodyear Blimp is parked next to it for scale. In ten years the Graf Zeppelin made 590 flights around the world without a single problem. Berlin to Buenos Aires to Karachi. It had a perfect safety record. Back then, lighter than air ships were considered much safer than airplanes. (from Lost Angeles)