Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage
MovieTitle | Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage |
User score | 7.5 |
Release date | Dec 31, 1937 |
Genre | Documentary |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | British Pathé |
Run time | 5 min. |
The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled zeppelin ignited, and was almost instantly transformed into an enormous fireball. In less than a minute, the entire ship had been consumed by flames. The Hindenburg explosion marked the end of the budding airship travel industry.