Hindenburg disaster
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The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. The LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid
Photograph of the Hindenburg descending in flames
D-LZ129, the airship involved, seen over New York City shortly before the disaster
Hindenburg begins to fall seconds after catching fire.
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
LZ 129 Hindenburg
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LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of its class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. It was designed
Hindenburg at NAS Lakehurst
Hindenburg under construction
Dining room
Hindenburg on its first flight on March 4, 1936. The name of the airship was not yet painted on the hull.