LZ129 Hindenburg Disaster, 6 May 1937
LZ129 Hindenburg, flight and disaster
The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the giant 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, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), there were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen). One worker on the ground was also killed, making a total of 36 dead.
At 7:25 p.m local time, the Hindenburg caught fire and quickly became engulfed in flames. The flames quickly spread forward first consuming cells 1 to 9, and the rear end of the structure imploded.
Part 1: Original footage of Hindenburg in better times, over New York, approaching and landing. All good.
Part 2: Disaster strikes when this giant Nazi airship (while mooring) catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground
From vintage footage YouTube