Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, 1937

The charred skeleton of the LZ 129 Hindenburg lies on the grounds of Naval Air Station Lakehurst, while smoke rises above the site of the disaster.

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On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire during its landing maneuver in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and burned completely within less than a minute. The still image shows the wreckage immediately after the crash: the aluminum framework of the airship lies on the ground while the fire had not yet completely extinguished. 36 of the 97 people on board perished. The disaster sealed the end of commercial passenger airship travel.

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