Left side view of German airship Hindenburg burning
Left side view of German airship Hindenburg burning, at Lakehurst, N.J. May 6, 1937. Hindenburg used flammable hydrogen for lift, which incinerated the airship in a massive fireball in less than 30 seconds, killing 35 of the 97 people on board. (BSLOC_2015_14_190)
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11968961
Media ID
45358984
Size
3000px x 2067px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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