(Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage)

Content: The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled zeppelin ignited, and was almost instantly transformed into an enormous fireball. In less than a minute, the entire ship had been consumed by flames. The Hindenburg explosion marked the end of the budding airship travel industry.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

5 minutes

Year:

1937

Production companies:

British Pathé

Actors:

Himself - News Reporter

Narrator (Universal Newsreel)

Crews:

Camera Operator

Camera Operator