The two Hindenburg-class airships were hydrogen-filled, passenger-carrying rigid airships built in Germany in the 1930s and named in honor of Paul von Hindenburg. They were the last such …

Hindenburg, German dirigible, the largest rigid airship ever constructed. In 1937 it caught fire and was destroyed; 36 people died in the disaster. The Hindenburg was a 245-metre- (804-foot-) …

Aug 5, 2025 · The Hindenburg disaster occurred on 6 May 1937 when the German Zeppelin airship LZ 129 Hindenburg attempted to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey, but burst into flames.

Apr 30, 2025 · The Hindenburg was the largest airship ever and almost as big as the Titanic. Inside the Hindenburg, passengers enjoyed luxurious decks with promenades, lounges, …

The Hindenburg * (LZ-129) was a historic marvel of avionic engineering, built for German passengers - to date, she was the largest aircraft ever to fly. The flights of the Hindenburg, as …

On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg was destroyed while attempting to land at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The airship, filled with …

Aug 14, 2025 · Rare footage from 1937 captures the last moments of the Nazi Hindenburg airship before it erupted in flames.

The Hindenburg was part of the Zeppelin fleet, built by the Zeppelin Company in Friedrichshafen, Germany. It was conceived as a passenger airship capable of long-distance transatlantic …

LZ 129 Hindenburg was a Zeppelin, commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that flew from March 1936 until destroyed by fire 14 months later on May 6, 1937.

Feb 9, 2010 · The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing …