A view of the Hindenburg dirigible while under construction in Germany in 1934 (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On October 9, 1936, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei and the Standard Oil Company invited a party of influential businesspeople, politicians, and ...

One of the greatest airship disasters in history took place right here in New Jersey when the LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames in skies above Lakehurst on May 6, 1937. From the iconic newsreel ...

Remembered as one of the most jarring aviation disasters in history, the Hindenburg, the first airliner to provide commercial service between North America and Europe, burst into flames and crashed ...

Addison Bain’s obsession with the Hindenburg disaster began on his lunch break in the early 1990s when three words caught his eye. A rocket fuel expert, Bain liked to wander across the street from his ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of one menu from Emma Kauert's trip on the Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg from October 9-11, 1936. Biographical / Historical ...

On May 6, 1937, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashed to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Werner Gustav Doehner, the last survivor of the disaster, died ...

Like two great bolognas, the Graf Zeppelin and the new Hindenburg (LZ-129) last week floated over Germany on a propaganda tour. While the Graf hovered above Bavaria sprinkling election handbills, the ...

Before the modern jumbo jet and its first-class suites, the biggest and grandest thing in luxury air travel was the German Zeppelin Airship. Of all the massive Zeppelins constructed, the most famous ...

It was meant to symbolize the future of luxury air travel—until it burst into flames before the world’s eyes. The Hindenburg disaster remains one of history’s most haunting aviation tragedies. Farmers ...