62 survived. The disaster’s 36 deaths included 13 passengers, 22 crewmembers and one worker on the ground. Many survivors jumped out of the zeppelin’s windows and ran away as fast as they could.
Learn about the Hindenburg disaster, an infamous zeppelin crash, through an overview. Discover the impact of this infamous event in the history of aviation. What was the Hindenburg? TheHindenburgwas a passenger airship that was intended to carry people from Germany to the United States. Its init...
Trama Modifica This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. For dramatic effect, Sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than electricity lashing out at a couple of tons of hydrogen. —Charles Holland <charley@themovies.com.au>...
One of the strengths of the report is its thoroughness in collecting and presenting all available evidence, including witness testimonies, technical data, and photographic evidence. This allows for a detailed reconstruction of the events leading up to the disaster, providing invaluab...
HindenburgTheHindenburgin flames at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey, May 6, 1937. 3 of 3 Tragic disaster of theHindenburgairshipOverview of the Hindenburg.(more) See all videos for this article Of many subsequent zeppelins, the two most famous were theGraf Zeppelin, completed in Septem...
Trama Modifica This film is a compendium of the facts and fiction of the events leading up to the disaster. For dramatic effect, Sabotage was chosen as the cause, rather than electricity lashing out at a couple of tons of hydrogen. —Charles Holland <charley@themovies.com.au>...
The plot is mostly fiction about a crew member causing a bomb to explode and ignite the huge aircraft, not really substantiated by the known facts although it makes for a compelling story. Historically correct or not, it's a film worth seeing but don't expect a disaster film comparable to...