Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, 1937

Still image from the newsreel footage of the fire and crash of the LZ 129 Hindenburg in Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937.

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On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire during its mooring maneuver at Naval Air Station Lakehurst and burned out within seconds. This photograph documents the disaster phase: the hydrogen-filled airship is in descent, enveloped in fire and smoke. Of the 97 people on board, 36 perished. The event marked the end of commercial passenger airship travel.