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   The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, U.S. The LZ 129 Hindenburg ( Luftschiff Zeppelin #129 ; Registration : D-LZ 129 ) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship , the lead ship of the Hindenburg class , the longest class of flying machine and the largest ...

   • Crew: 61
   • Passengers: 36

   • Fatalities: 35 total; 13 (36%) of passengers, 22 (36%) of crew

2. www.history.com › the-hindenburg-disasterThe Hindenburg Disaster - HISTORY

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   Feb 9, 2010 · The 1930s. On May 3, 1937, the Hindenburg left Frankfurt, Germany, for a journey across the Atlantic to Lakehurst’s Navy Air Base. Stretching 804 feet from stern to bow, it carried 36 passengers ...

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   When was the Hindenburg disaster?

   • The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, U.S.

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   Why was the Hindenburg delayed?

   • On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg carrying 61 crew and 36 passengers arrived hours behind schedule at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Inclement weather forced this delay. Buffeted by winds and rain, the craft hovered in the area by most accounts for about an hour. The presence of lightning storms were recorded.

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   How did the Hindenburg change the world?

   • Never before or since has a larger aircraft taken flight. However, the explosion of the Hindenburg changed the landscape for lighter-than-air crafts forever. On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg carrying 61 crew and 36 passengers arrived hours behind schedule at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Inclement weather forced this delay.

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   What brought down the Hindenburg?

   • The disaster killed 35 people and became a symbol of the end of the airship era. Now, 80 year later, speculation still swirls about what happened on that fateful evening in May, so what is it that brought down the Hindenburg? "From the safety perspective, there were always problems with airships ," said airship historian Dan Grossman.

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4. www.historydefined.net › hindenburg“Oh, the humanity!” The Disaster of the Hindenburg

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   The Disaster of the Hindenburg. By Jordan Long. The phrase has been used hundreds, if not thousands, of times since it was first uttered in horror by Herbert Morrison. This quote has become so ubiquitous with scenes of horrible tragedy and the like that the true origin of it has faded from the mind of the public.

5. www.history.com › news › hindenburg-disasterThe Hindenburg Disaster: Why the Giant Dirigible ... - HISTORY

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   Feb 14, 2022 · When the giant German dirigible Hindenburg burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937, it left 36 dead, a pile of charred wreckage and one enduring mystery: What could have ...

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   Jul 3, 2019 · The Hindenburg is Engulfed in Flames. On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg carrying 61 crew and 36 passengers arrived hours behind schedule at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Inclement weather forced this delay. Buffeted by winds and rain, the craft hovered in the area by most accounts for about an hour.

7. www.livescience.com › 58987-why-caused-theWhat Really Caused the Hindenburg Disaster? | Live Science

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   May 5, 2017 · According to Grossman, the only real mystery of the Hindenburg disaster is the cause of the leaky hydrogen. Speculations arose soon after the accident that the airship may have been...

8. www.mentalfloss.com › hindenburg-disaster-factsHindenburg Facts | Mental Floss

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   Jan 3, 2020 · 8. The Hindenburg disaster unfolded in less than a minute. At 7:25 p.m., around 180 feet above the ground, the Hindenburg suddenly caught fire. Within 40 seconds, the inferno stripped away the ...