Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, 1937
The burning wreckage of LZ 129 Hindenburg upon impact on the ground of the naval air station Lakehurst, May 6, 1937.
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On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled airship LZ 129 Hindenburg ignited during the docking maneuver at the mooring mast of Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey. Within seconds, fire engulfed the entire envelope; the airship sank burning to the ground. The still image documents the immediate crash phase, in which the aluminum framework becomes visible and the wreckage strikes the ground. Of 97 people on board, 36 lost their lives; the filmed disaster marked the end of commercial passenger airship service.
