~ Seventy years ago today, the Hindenburg ignited while easing toward the U.S. Navy base in Lakehurst, N.J. LAKEHURST, N.J. -- At 87, Robert Buchanan says he sometimes has trouble remembering what he ...
88 years ago today, it rained fire from the sky over the Shore. As the largest airship ever built, the LZ-129 − better known as the Hindenburg − tried to dock in Lakehurst after a trans-Atlantic ...
The Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937, marked the violent end of the age of luxury airship travel, largely due to its highly flammable hydrogen (a substitute for helium denied by the U.S. over Nazi ...
The Hindenburg airship is most closely associated with the disaster that took place on May 6, 1937, but before tragedy struck, it spent a short but notable life in service, transporting passengers ...
When I say “airship,” you might think of the Goodyear Blimp, now celebrating 100 years of advertising tires by slowly hovering above outdoor sporting events. Or, if you’re drawn to the macabre, recall ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg belonged to the longest class of flying machines and the largest airships by envelope volume. It was able to carry ...