The Archive · 1929

Berlin, Aug: 16

'A Joenl broadcasting station thi evening announced that the Gr Zeppelin was sighted, at 9 pan, lid-European time), north Tomsk, an important city on the Siberian Railway 2,377 miles east. of Moscow. A tail wind was aiding the dirigible to make good pro-

Tokyo, Aug. 17.

The government wireless station at Ochiishi in the Hokkaido picked up message from the Zeppelin at} $40 (Tokyo) time) reporting her position at 63.30 North, 107.80 East, Aug, 1

The Central Wireless Station wicked up. wireless messages from the Graf Zeppelin at 7.16 this morning (Tokyo time).

The Graf Zeppelin reports that her position at that time was 62 degrees North 120 degrees East.

The arctic circle is degrees North, so that the dirigible is due north of Shanghai near the Arctic

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