About Albert Sammt
Lived 1889 – 1982 (aged 92–93). Albert Sammt was a German aircraft pilot.
German Air Mail cover (Berlin-Buenos Aires via D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin autographed by Capt. Albert Sammt In 1919, he was helmsman on the LZ 120 Bodensee. He was the elevator helmsman (Höhensteuermann) of the Zeppelin LZ 126 - USS Los Angeles on its transatlantic flight in 1924.
Sammt was the first officer on the May, 1937 flight from Germany to Lakehurst, NJ of the LZ 129 Hindenburg which ended with the Hindenburg disaster during which he was seriously burned.
After the disaster, Sammt became the commander of the LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin, flying its spy flight in August 1939 and its last flight before it was dismantled. His home town of Niederstetten made him an "honoured citizen" (Ehrenbürger); the Albert-Sammt-Museum is situated there.
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Who was Albert Sammt?
Airship commander
When was Albert Sammt born?
Albert Sammt was born in 1889 in Niederstetten.
When did Albert Sammt die?
Albert Sammt died in 1982 in Niederstetten.
What was Albert Sammt's occupation?
Albert Sammt was an aircraft pilot.
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Albert Sammt was German.
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