The LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin began its round-the-world flight on 8th August 1929. The circumnavigation journey would take the German craft 21 days, 5 hours and 31 minutes. A total of 33,234 kilometres were covered in the voyage.
The craft started and ended its journey at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. The round-the-world trip was backed primarily by American newspaper magnet, William Randolph Hearst, who had paid $200,000 for the exclusive media rights.
