From the Archives: News of the Hindenburg disaster in 1937
Print On May 6, 1937 an errant spark turned the hydrogen-filled airship Hindenburg into a fireball and sent it crashing to the ground, killing 36 people. News cameras filmed the fiery crash and live radio coverage and front-page eyewitness reports like the account here led to the demise of the the commercial airship industry. From The San Diego Union, May 7, 1937: 34 DIE, 63 SAVED AS BLAST DESTROYS ZEP HINDENBURG Happy shouts Turn To Shrieks of Dying Men and Women Advertisement Eyewitnesses and Leaping Passengers Tell How horror Overspread Gay Scene of Arrival After First Blinding Flash; ‘W...
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