✦ History

Hindenburg disaster

May 6, 1937 · Lakehurst, New Jersey

The German airship Hindenburg caught fire while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people. It ended the era of passenger airships.

On the map Contemporaries

Key people

Max Pruss Airship captain, survived

Participants

Strength and losses

All
Deaths 35
Wounded 62
Missing 2