Dr. Hugo Eckener, (right), veteran commander of Germany's Graf Zeppelin, is shown before the president's aviation commission in Washington D.C., on Oct. 29, 1934 as he explained to Paul Litchfield (left) and Clark Howell, (center), where his propos ed Trans-Atlantic Dirigible route would operate. Eckener appeared at the Invitation of Mr. Howell, who is chairman of the aviation commission. (AP Photo)