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The story!
The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. The LZ 129 Hindenburg (Luftschiff Zeppelin #129; Registration: D-LZ 129) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. It was designed and built by the Zeppelin Company (Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH) and operated by the German Zeppelin Airline Company (Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei). It was named after Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg, who was president of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. Filled with hydrogen, it caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. The accident caused 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen) among the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), and an additional fatality on the ground.
Hindenburg disaster!
Accident.
Date
May 6, 1937
Summary.
Caught fire during landing
Site.
NAS Lakehurst, Manchester Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Total fatalities.
36
Aircraft.
'Aircraft type.
Hindenburg-class airship
Aircraft name.
Hindenburg
Operator.
Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei
Registration.
D-LZ129
Flight origin.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Destination.
NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupants.
97
Passengers.
36
Crew
61
Fatalities.
35
Survivors.
62
Ground casualties.
Ground fatalities.
1
Ground injuries.
1
The disaster was the subject of newsreel coverage, photographs and Herbert Morrison's recorded radio eyewitness reports from the landing field, which were broadcast the next day.[2] A variety of theories have been put forward for both the cause of ignition and the initial fuel for the ensuing fire. The publicity shattered public confidence in the giant, passenger-carrying rigid airship and marked the abrupt end of the airship era.
What year did they first come out!
The Airship/Zeppelin, Cane about in 1900
Who created them and when!
The first Zeppelin airship was designed by Ferdinand, Graf von Zeppelin, a retired German army officer, and made its initial flight from a floating hangar on Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen, Germany, on July 2, 1900.
What caused the fire!
The fire that destroyed the Hindenburg in 1937 is widely believed to have been caused by a spark igniting a leak of hydrogen gas, though the exact cause remains a subject of debate, with theories ranging from electrostatic discharge to sabotage.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
The Incident:
On May 6, 1937, while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, the Hindenburg, a German airship, caught fire and was completely destroyed, resulting in the deaths of 35 people.
Theories:
Official Explanation: The most widely accepted theory is that a spark, likely from static electricity, ignited a leak of hydrogen gas, which the airship used for buoyancy.
Electrostatic Discharge: The airship's fabric covering, which could hold a charge, may have built up static electricity, and a spark could have jumped from the fabric to the ship's grounded framework, igniting the leaking hydrogen.
"Brush Discharge" or St. Elmo's Fire: Another, less likely, but still plausible theory attributes the spark to coronal discharge, also known as St. Elmo's Fire, which is a phenomenon where electrical energy is released from a point.
Sabotage: While initially speculated, the theory of sabotage, either by anti-Nazi forces or others, has been largely discounted, with no concrete evidence ever found.
The Hindenburg's Design:
The Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen, a highly flammable gas, which was used for buoyancy.
Theories about the fire origin:
Gas Cell 4: Some theories suggest the fire originated near gas cell 4, an area of the ship generally off-limits to anyone other than riggers.
Moisture: Some theories suggest that the ropes released during the aircraft's descent could have played a vital role in the disaster, as the ropes were wet when they were attached to the mast, and once the ropes hit the ground it triggered a lightning strike which hit the top of the ship and caused the fire.
The Aftermath:
The Hindenburg disaster had a lasting impact, contributing to the decline of airship travel and raising questions about the safety of using flammable gases in transportation.
This video explains the Hindenburg disaster and what caused the fire: The Titanic of the skies!
Hindenburg Disaster- Real Footage- 1937.
Am wondering if there was 62 people at the time, How was thier 97 occupants and 1 surivour??? There wernt that many people on the Airship to begin with.