Hindenburg at 80. Fire in the sky: The Hindenburg disaster at 80. What caused the Hindenburg fire? Experts, historians and armchair enthusiasts are still disagreeing over the nuances of the answer ...

The fire that engulfed the Hindenburg devoured the vision of airships as an elegant passenger vehicle, and forever linked hydrogen – used on the Hindenburg and highly flammable ...

The Hindenburg was 804 feet long and 15 stories high, and even boasted a baby grand piano, Bain wrote. It relied on 16 cells filled with hydrogen, although it had originally been designed to work ...

The Hindenburg disaster remains one of the most iconic tragedies in aviation history. On May 6, 1937, the massive German airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to land in ...

Explosion after explosion boomed out as the fire spread through the hydrogen compartments that kept the Hindenburg afloat. In a second, the entire ship was aflame 300 feet above the sandy field.

Then, with the Hindenburg finally tied-into the ground winches, and as things were finally calming, at 7:25 p.m., the Hindenburg caught fire, the flames bursting from somewhere near the stern of ...

Thunderstorms and wind had delayed the Hindenburg's arrival in New Jersey from Germany on May 6, 1937. The father of 8-year-old Werner Doehner headed to his cabin after using his movie camera to ...

Ask any hydrogen opponent, and more than a few backers, about the gas’ safety, and they’ll inevitably mention the Hindenburg. The German blimp, filled with almost 7.5 million cubic feet of ...

Tom Herman is a collector with an addiction. The list of Herman's collectibles spans a 120-page inventory and includes badges, helmets, fire alarms, and fire extinguishers.

The fire that engulfed the Hindenburg devoured the vision of airships as an elegant passenger vehicle, and forever linked hydrogen – used on the Hindenburg and highly flammable ...

What caused the Hindenburg fire? Experts, historians and armchair enthusiasts are still disagreeing over the nuances of the answer 80 years later.

Addison Bain’s obsession with the Hindenburg disaster began on his lunch break in the early 1990s when three words caught his eye.. A rocket fuel expert, Bain liked to wander across the street from ...