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A fire-damaged 9" duralumin cross brace from the frame of the Hindenburg salvaged in May 1937 from the crash site at NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey. As the tail of the Hindenburg crashed into the ground, a burst of flame came out of the nose, killing 9 of the 12 crew members in the bow.
Feb 9, 2010 · Learn about the tragic event that occurred on May 6, 1937, when the German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed in New Jersey, killing 36 people. Find out the causes, the aftermath, and the legacy of the Hindenburg disaster.
- Missy Sullivan
Feb 14, 2022 · Learn about the 1937 crash of the German zeppelin Hindenburg that killed 36 people and sparked various speculations. Explore the possible explanations, from lightning to sabotage, and the evidence for and against them.
- Greg Daugherty
6 days ago · Hindenburg, German dirigible, the largest rigid airship ever constructed. In 1937 it caught fire and was destroyed; 36 people died in the disaster. The Hindenburg was a 245-metre- (804-foot-) long airship of conventional zeppelin design that was launched at Friedrichshafen, Germany, in March 1936.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Survivors of the Hindenburg disaster far outnumbered the victims. Anyone who has seen the graphic newsreel video of the Hindenburg plunging to earth in flames may be amazed to know that of the 97 passengers and crew on board, 62 survived.
- The Hindenburg disaster wasn’t history’s deadliest airship accident. Thanks to the iconic film footage and the emotional eyewitness account of radio reporter Herbert Morrison (who uttered the famous words “Oh, the humanity!”)
- The Hindenburg disaster wasn’t broadcast live on radio. Morrison was on the scene to record the arrival of the Hindenburg for WLS in Chicago, but he wasn’t broadcasting live.
- U.S. law prevented the Hindenburg from using helium instead of hydrogen, which is flammable. After the crash of the hydrogen-filled R101, in which most of the crew died in the subsequent fire rather than the impact itself, Hindenburg designer Hugo Eckener sought to use helium, a non-flammable lifting gas.
On the evening of May 6, 1937, spectators and reporters gathered at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey to catch a glimpse of the cutting edge of air travel. The German airship LZ-129—better known as the Hindenburg —was landing.
May 10, 2012 · The Hindenburg airship caught fire and exploded in 1937, killing 35 people. Learn about the possible causes, the incendiary paint hypothesis, and the impact of the disaster on airship travel.
