Hindenburg disaster
On May 6, 1937, at 1825 local time, the German zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was utterly destroyed in less than one minute while approaching a mooring mast at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board, 13 passengers and 22 crew-members were killed. One member of the ground crew also died, bringing the death toll to 36.
External links
- Page at Great Zeppelins website, with various pictures
- Complete passenger and crew listing
- Footage from Castle and Pathé coverage of the Hindenburg disaster
- An Article Supporting the Flammable Fabric Theory
- Two Articles Rejecting the Flammable Fabric Theory
- Experiments Reject the Flammable Fabric Theory
- FBI investigation into the Hindenberg disaster
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | The Hindenburg |
| ► | Successful first year |
| ► | The disaster |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
| ► | References |
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