Hindenburg disaster
| Location | Naval Air Station Lakehurst, Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States |
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| Description | Airship explosion |
The Hindenburg disaster was an airship explosion that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. The LZ 129 Hindenburg 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.
Filled with hydrogen, it caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. The explosion 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.
Official narrative
The fire was officially attributed to a discharge of atmospheric electricity in the vicinity of a hydrogen gas leak from the airship.[1]
Problems with official narrative
It was speculated that the dirigible had been the victim of an anti-Nazi act of sabotage.[1]
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| The True Story of the Hindenburg Disaster by James Perloff |
