Hindenburg airship disaster, New Jersey, USA
Scene at the Hindenburg airship disaster. The German passenger airship explodes into a ball of fire as it lands in New Jersey, USA. Of the 97 people on board, 35 people died in addition to one fatality on the ground. The cause of the explosion is still unclear, but this event marked the end of the airship era
Picture No
12002022
Media ID
46682929
Size
4705px x 3601px
(4.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph
Date
06-May-37
