Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, 1937

Still from newsreel footage: LZ 129 Hindenburg descends in flames on May 6, 1937, onto the grounds of Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey.

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On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire during its mooring maneuver in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The hydrogen-filled airship burned completely in less than one minute and fell to the ground. Of the 97 people on board, 36 lost their lives. The event was documented by several newsreel cameras and is regarded as 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