Report of the Airship ''Hindenburg'' Accident Investigation
By United States Department of Commerce · Running time 02:30:01 · Transportation
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“Oh my!” -Herbert O. Morrison, WLS News, Chicago Thursday, 6 May, 1937: It is early evening at a remote airport in central New Jersey. It’s starting to rain again. Suddenly, much to the surprise of the dozens of spectators gathered below, a gigantic diesel powered balloon blows up as it tries to land after crossing the ocean from Germany. In less time than it takes to read this summary, this proud machine, the quintessence of aerostatic technology, is re-forged forever into a twisted, smoking metaphor. Eighty years have passed since that unsettled Spring evening. In the interval, several inves
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