THE LAST DAY FOR THE LARGEST DIRIGIBLE

Hindenburg disaster, May 6 1937 (Colorized) : r/CatastrophicFailure
Hindenburg begins to fall seconds after catching fire.

The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the
pride of
Nazi Germany, burst into flames upon touching its
mooring mast in Lakehurst,
New Jersey on May 6, 1937.

Thirteen passengers, 22 crewmen, and 1 civilian member of
the ground crew lost their lives, and most of the survivors
suffered substantial injuries.

The Hindenburg disaster
The Hindenburg over Manhattan, New York on May 6,
1937, shortly before the disaster.

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The fire bursts out of the nose of the Hindenburg.

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