Hindenburg disaster - Wikipedia
It was named after Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, who was president of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. Filled with hydrogen, it caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst.
The Hindenburg disaster | May 6, 1937 - HISTORY
2010年2月9日 · The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and...
The Hindenburg, Before and After Disaster | Britannica
On the evening of May 6, 1937, spectators and reporters gathered at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey to catch a glimpse of the cutting edge of air travel. The German airship LZ-129—better known as the Hindenburg —was landing.
The Hindenburg Disaster: Why the Giant Dirigible Burst Into Flames
2022年2月14日 · 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...
The Hindenburg Disaster: 9 Surprising Facts - HISTORY
2012年5月4日 · Explore nine surprising facts about the massive German airship and its fiery demise. Updated: October 2, 2023 | Original: May 4, 2012. Survivors of the Hindenburg disaster far outnumbered the...
Hindenburg | Zeppelin, Nazi Germany, Disaster | Britannica
2024年11月29日 · The Hindenburg was a 245-metre- (804-foot-) long airship of conventional zeppelin design that was launched at Friedrichshafen, Germany, in March 1936. It had a maximum speed of 135 km (84 miles) per hour and a cruising speed of …
What Really Caused the Hindenburg Disaster? | Live Science
2017年5月5日 · When the massive Hindenburg airship made its debut, it was heralded as the future of luxury air travel, but after a trans-Atlantic flight on May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship was...
The Hindenburg Disaster - Airships.net
The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of the rigid airship. The disaster killed 35 persons on the airship, and one member of the ground crew, but miraculously 62 of the 97 passengers and crew survived .
Hindenburg Accident Report: German Investigation Commission - Airships…
The Investigating Commission has, in the present report, enumerated a number of possibilities, which could have caused the accident to the airship “Hindenburg” of May 6, 1937.
What Really Sparked the Hindenburg Disaster? | Smithsonian
2012年5月10日 · On May 6, 1937—75 years ago this week—the Hindenburg airship was about the complete its 35th trip across the Atlantic, having departed from Frankfurt, Germany and nearly arrived at...