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Hindenburg disaster

Hindenburg airship explosion mid-air 1937.

The best known airship was the Hindenburg , which was destroyed in a mid-air fire over New Jersey, USA, on 6 May 1937. This event signalled the end of commercial travel using hydrogen-filled airships.

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Published: 17 September 2009,Updated: 17 September 2009Size: 3.17 MB