Koeppe, a flight commander at Rechlin, and Dornier mechanic, Eugen Bausenhart. 1937 -- Russian physician cosmonaut  Dr Georgi Vladimirovich Machinski   is born. 1928 -- The  Zeppelin   LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin  crosses the Atlantic in 71 hours. 1919 --  Handley Page Transport  begins offering the first in-flight meals, on its London- Brussels