Hindenburg disaster
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1600 x 1218 px | 27.1 x 20.6 cm | 10.7 x 8.1 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
6 May 1937More information:
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Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers, 61 crew), there were 35 fatalities as well as one death among the ground crew.