The fleet, gray Zeppelin Hindenburg, the greatest lighter-than-air craft in the world, was blown asunder and consumed by flames at 7:25 o’clock last night 300 feet above the heads of a thousand ...

That dream exploded when the zeppelin Hindenburg, the largest aircraft to ever fly, burst into flames during an attempted landing in New Jersey and collapsed into a smoldering ruin within just ...

On May 6, 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg exploded, filling the sky above Lakehurst, New Jersey, with smoke and fire. The massive airship's tail fell to the ground while its nose, hundreds of ...

German airship Zeppelin LZ 129 'Hindenburg' burning upon its approach to Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, on May 6, 1937. U.S. Navy sailors, preparing to grab for tether lines on the ...

Although a month ago, I knew little about the crash that killed 35 of the 97 people on board, the Hindenburg has always been part of my life. 80 years ago this month, the world's largest airship ...

76 years ago today, the Hindenburg crashed over New Jersey, killing 35 people and ending the era of the airship. From the Popular Science archive, what it would have been like to travel the world ...

In fact, the first horrific explosion of an airship came over a century before the Hindenburg, and it combined a military test ship disaster with a tragic love story. The First Airships Air ...

Was the Hindenburg disaster inevitable? The massive airship was built to lead a new era of air travel, but instead, it met a fiery fate. What really happened that day, and could this tragedy have been ...

Explore the interior of the Hindenburg and the events leading up to the 1937 disaster. #Hindenburg #Airship #Animation ...

In May 1937, the Hindenburg suddenly burst into flames, killing thirty-five and the dream of commercial airship travel. “Oh, the humanity and all the passengers screaming around here.

Zeppelins are a relic now, and most people's interactions with airships of any kind consist of seeing the Goodyear Blimp at sporting events or as references in pop culture. After the Hindenburg ...