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The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.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 airship by envelope volume. [1]
LZ 129 Hindenburg (Luftschiff Zeppelin #129; Registration: D-LZ 129) 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. [3]
Hindenburg disaster [190] 6 May 1937 NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey, U.S. Hindenburg class airship: 1 13 14 † N/A Jersey Airport disaster [191] 4 November 1938 Jersey Airport, U.K. de Havilland D.H.86: 1 6 7: 0 Royal Air Force LJ622 crash [192] 9 October 1945 Tockwith, Yorkshire, England Short Stirling: 1 3 4: 3 Luqa Avro Lancaster crash [193] 30 ...
Hindenburg disaster sequence captured by William Deeke of Pathé News. Cameraman William Deeke filmed the scenes in this newsreel. The footage shows the Hindenburg making its final sharp turn to starboard while dropping ballast three times before skidding to port and dropping her landing lines. The narrator describes the Hindenburg as a "puny ...
English: The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
During the 1930s, airships like the Hindenburg class were widely considered the future of air travel, [citation needed] and the lead ship of the class, LZ 129 Hindenburg, established a regular transatlantic service. The airship's destruction in a highly publicized accident was the end of these expectations.
Captain Ernst August Lehmann (12 May 1886 – 7 May 1937) was a German Zeppelin captain. He was one of the most famous and experienced figures in German airship travel. The Pittsburgh Press called Lehmann the best airship pilot in the world, [1] although he was criticized by Hugo Eckener for often making dangerous maneuvers that compromised the airships.
Hindenburg: The Untold Story known in Germany as Das Geheimnis der Hindenburg ("The Secret of the Hindenburg") and Die Hindenburg: die ungeklärte Katastrophe, is a two-hour docudrama about the disaster of the Hindenburg, and the investigation that followed. It aired on May 6, 2007, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the disaster.