Hindenburg Disaster at Lakehurst, 1937

Still image from newsreel footage: LZ 129 Hindenburg during the fire and crash at Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 6, 1937.

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On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire within seconds during the mooring maneuver at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. The hydrogen-filled airship burned completely and sank to the ground; 36 of the 97 people on board perished. The photograph documents this central phase of the disaster, which was captured by several newsreel cameras and marked the end of 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