Lehmann, Ernst August
- Date of birth:
- May 12th, 1886 (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, German Empire)
- Date of death:
- May 7th, 1937 (Lakewood/New Jersey, USA)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Military career:
August 1, 1914 - December 1914: Luftchiffe "Sachsen"
January 1915 - October 1915: Z XII
January 1, 1916 - April 28, 1916: LZ 90
April 28, 1916 - January 31, 1917: LZ 98
February 1, 1917 - September 1917: LZ 120
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Harmon Trophy - Aeronaut
- Awarded on:
- March 10th, 1932
- Awarded on:
- March 10th, 1934
- Awarded on:
- March 10th, 1936
Goldenen Buch der Flieger
- Rank:
- Luftschiffkapitän
- Unit:
- LZ 129 "Hindenburg", Redderei G.m.b.H. Friedrichshafen
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1938
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Unit:
- SM "LZ 98", Heer
Sources
- Photo 1: Public Domain (Public Domain)
- - DUGGAN, J., LZ 129 Hindenburg The Complete Story, Zeppelin Study Group, 2002.
- Geisenheyner, M., Ernst August Lehmann. Zeppelin-Kapitän (1937)
- Das Goldene Buch der Flieger
- Deutsche Biographie - Lehmann, Ernst August
- HARMON AIR PRIZE IS WON BY SCOTT; Briton Gets the International Award for Best Aviator -- Capt. Lehmann Honored, - The New York Times
- AMELIA EARHART HONORED; Receives Award of Harmon Trophy for Transatlantic Flight. - The New York Times
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