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
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Picture No
14086017
Media ID
48981275
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph
Date
06-May-37
