Moments Before Disaster
Bad weather had caused the flight from Frankfurt in Germany to be delayed hour after hour. Eventually when the ship made it to New Jersey, the day could not have looked more ominous. This picture shows the Hindenburg just seconds before it would erupt in flames.
Moments Before Disaster
Disaster Strikes
At 7:25pm in New Jersey, the Hindenburg caught fire. The 97 passengers on board were all at once put into life-threatening danger. Onlookers stared in horror as the airship burned.
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Disaster Strikes
