Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (1937)

Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (1937)

1937-12-31 United States of America 5 Min. PG-13
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Overview

The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled zeppelin ignited, and was almost instantly transformed into an enormous fireball. In less than a minute, the entire ship had been consumed by flames. The Hindenburg explosion marked the end of the budding airship travel industry.