Luftschiffe No. 25
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The Hindenburg in Flames
06 May 1937, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA --- The German airship Hindenburg falls to the ground as the hydrogen gases that kept it aloft explode in a gigantic fireball. The explosion occurred during a landing at the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst, New Jersey, May 6, 1937. Miraculously, 61 of its 97 passengers and crew escaped. --- Image by © CORBIS






















