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. I told you ...

Crew Capacity: Forty to sixty-one persons Pax Capacity: Fifty to seventy Length: 803 feet 10 inches Diameter: 135 feet 1 inch Volume: 7,062,000 cubic feet Max Airspeed: 85 mph Cruise Speed: 76 mph ...

One vertical image, above, shows the flaming Hindenburg striking the ground, illuminating two shadowed figures who appear to be running near the wreckage; it was captioned “The blazing airliner ...

“Their mother joined them and asked a steward to get her daughter, whom he carried out of the burning wreckage.” Of the 97 people aboard Hindenburg, 62 survived and 35 died.

The Hindenburg airship wreckage at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey. (Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 57971) After the investigations were complete, the wreckage of the Hindenburg was ...

Some of the uninjured members of the crew pose for a picture in this photo from 1937. The charred wreckage of the Hindenburg dirigible is all that is left after it exploded and burned on May 6, 1937.

Before the disaster, the LZ-129 Hindenburg – with swastikas emblazoned on it – had made 63 successful trips and was the jewel in the crown of Nazi Germany's airship project. At the time of its ...

The Hindenburg’s crash was remarkable and unexpected. The press present at the event planned on waiting to film once the ship landed, hoping to get views of passengers disembarking.

The Hindenburg disaster May 6, 1937 in Lakehurst, N.J. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) - Getty ...