Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, 1937

Still image from newsreel footage of the moment when the LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937.

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The still image documents the beginning of the fire disaster: During the docking maneuver at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, the hydrogen-filled Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire on May 6, 1937. The fire spread across the entire airship’s hull within seconds; the airship descended to the ground in flames. 36 of the 97 people on board perished. The disaster, recorded by several newsreel cameras, is regarded as the end of civil rigid airship transportation.

Resolution 5697 × 4320 px (24,6 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1937
Location Lakehurst, New Jersey
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH