Hindenburg Explodes! (1937)
Dramatic Universal newsreel footage of the Hindenburg disaster which took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, when 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, New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers, 61 crew), there were 35 fatalities; there was also one death among the ground crew. The actual cause of the fire remains unknown, although a variety of hypotheses have been put forward for both the cause of ignition and the initial fuel for the ensuing fire. The incident shattered public confidence in the giant, passenger-carrying rigid airship and marked the end of the airship era.
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 5 min
Release Date: May 6, 1937
Production: Castle Films
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films in Genre: Documentary
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- What is Hindenburg Explodes! about?
- Dramatic Universal newsreel footage of the Hindenburg disaster which took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, when 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, New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers, 61 crew), there were 35 fatalities; there was also one death among the ground crew. The actual cause of the fire remains unknown, although a variety of hypotheses have been put forward for both the cause of ignition and the initial fuel for the ensuing fire. The incident shattered public confidence in the giant, passenger-carrying rigid airship and marked the end of the airship era.
- How long is Hindenburg Explodes!?
- Hindenburg Explodes! has a runtime of 5m (5 minutes).
- What genre is Hindenburg Explodes!?
- Hindenburg Explodes! is a Documentary film.
- Where was Hindenburg Explodes! produced?
- Hindenburg Explodes! was produced in United States of America.