On May 6, 1937, the German airship Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames in Lakehurst, New Jersey, while the airship was landing. On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed in ...

This week 50 excited people trooped into the little German town of Friedrichshafen. Explorer Sir George Hubert Wilkins, European News Manager Webb Miller of United Press, Lady Drummond-Hay, Newshawk ...

In Tom Clancy's sensationalist novel "Debt of Honor," a disgruntled pilot decides to avenge his lost honor by crashing a fuel-laden 747 directly into the U.S. Capitol, causing the giant building to ...

Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the crash of the zeppelin Hindenburg at Lakehurst, N.J. A witness of the crash, Zeno Wicks Jr., talks to... Memories of the Hindenburg Crash, 70 Years Later Sunday ...

88 years ago today, it rained fire from the sky over the Shore. As the largest airship ever built, the LZ-129 − better known as the Hindenburg − tried to dock in Lakehurst after a trans-Atlantic ...

In her 94th year, Virginia Bittner still vividly remembers the Hindenburg. But her memories are not of the flaming deathtrap over Lakehurst, N.J., captured in dramatic photos and broadcast live to the ...

Before boarding the Zeppelin Hindenburg for Europe, passengers used to wait in a bare, high-ceilinged room at the Lakehurst, N. J. Naval Air Station. Fortnight ago when fire destroyed the Hindenburg ...

From Our Archives // Abridged from the Intelligencer Journal May 7, 1937 As minor explosions continued to tear her twisted aluminum skeleton and ribboned fabric hours afterward, estimates of the death ...

FILE - In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Doehner was the only person left of the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of one letter, dated May 7, 1937, from Roger Laws to his wife Mildred Laws describing his experience guarding the ...

A bystander captured the film in a location apart from the newsreel cameras. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When the enormous ...

May 18—It's been 84 years since the Hindenburg disaster took place in New Jersey. The German passenger airship caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock at Naval Air Station Lakehurst ...