The Hindenburg disaster occurred on 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 Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States.

The Hindenburg Disaster, Minute By Minute


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The Hindenburg Disaster, Minute By Minute


People rushed out to the street just to catch a glimpse of it, not knowing they were about to play a small part in one of aviation’s worst disasters. 

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