Hindenburg Disaster Footage (With Herbert Morrison Commentary)

May 6th 1937

I believe this footage is from the Paramount Newsreel, but I may be mistaken.

Once the Hindenburg caught, all was over in 37 seconds.

"Oh the Humanity" - Herbert Morrison (Chicago radio reporter)

There were 36 people killed in the disaster.

Hindenburg History
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Construction
The airship was constructed as the LZ129. March, 1936 it was christened the Hindenburg (After the German President who appointed Hitler as chancellor). The Hindenburg was initially designed to carry Helium, the safe gas, but was filled with Hydrogen instead. The Hindenburg measured 804 feet (245m) in length and carried 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen gas (198,219m3). It only catered for 50 passengers. It was (and still is) the largest flying object built.

Service
The airship began its maiden flight on March 31st 1936, to Rio de Janeiro. It began its first flight to America on May the 6th 1936 after considerable engine overhauls, they had failed badly due to design fault. It was the first ever scheduled air service between Europe and the US. Over the period of a year it carried 1600 passengers on the Atlantic route, travelling a total distance of 200,000 miles (321,860km), without 'major' mishap (Not considering a near-collusion on two occasions)

Disaster
1937 -- The Atlantic crossing was boring an uneventful (and slow due to a headwind). May 6th - It finally arrived 10 hours late at Lakehurst, New Jersey. A sudden thunderstorm opened up, and winds picked up, and the landing was aborted. At 7:00pm, the Hindenburg arrived back to land. For 20 minutes it manoeuvred towards the mooring mast, then the engines were shut down. Then a single spark ignited the Hydrogen, and the airship exploded into flames. It was over in 34 seconds.

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[1craigmt]

Media Reaction in 1930s: Genuine sympathy and grief

Media Reaction today: "We've uhhh, had a major malfunction."

[annie10103]

@GUnitSeanAKAmong

Good god you're an asshole

[FilmSnapper]

The airship was actually pretty shape. The people that died were either burned by the petrol used for the propellers or tried to jump out of the airship :|

[Zero8764]

Dude... The Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg was named after German President Paul von Hindenburg. Hindenburg wasn't a Nazi. Hindenburg hated the Nazis. He hated Hitler. He was the Chancellor of Germany before Hitler took over in 1936. So those who keep saying that the Hindenburg was a Nazi airship doesn't know what the hell they were talking about and should shut up because this is just like saying Hitler is Jesus Christ when in reality he was a monster. so please relieve us of ur ignorance ppl.

[knightofmonarch]

Herbert Morrison was at Lakehurst , recording a story to be taken to Pittsburgh for broadcast on the first radio station KDKA .He was from the town of Scottdale Pa . Some of his decendants still live in the area. Later in life he devolped the D 104 MIC that was popular with C.B. 's and then sold the patent to the company that made it.

[6DeepKey9]

This is a piece of history

[astroblaster56]

@daTruChosen Get a load of this guy, haha... We better as we evolve, these people were not SS, you might aswell have the same mindset about 9/11... or any other terrorist or accident that might happen. I almost got pissed off, by your comment, but hey no sense dabbling in the past,

I'm not riding on you, simply stating a fact :D

[legitleyepic]

@daTruChosen The hidenburg wasn't a nazi airship. The creator of the Hindenburg was strongly against the nazis but the nazis saw the airship as a symbol of power and strength. They then threatened him with his life and the threat to burn the airship if he didn't add the nazi insignia on the tailfins.

[08hosavp]

@Degenerate94

Terrific use to be an adjective to describe a type of event dealing with it scale being a "terrific" scale. But as time has passed it has moved to only pertaining to something positive."

In all actuality the word better splits into the two words..Terrifying Effect. Terrific.

[SPOngeBoB8177]

thumbs up if Mythbusters brought you here

[Degenerate94]

1:21 he said, "its a Terrific sight!"

[NotSoSilentBob2627]

May god have mercy on the souls who were lost.