Airship LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station. New Jersey. Ground crewmen standing by with ladders and other equipment as the zeppelin settles on the ground. Man waves from bow of Hindenburg. Crew on mooring mast reel in cable attached to Hindenburg's nose. Suddenly, it pulls away. Officer on ground issues orders using a megaphone. U.S. Navy Commander Charles Rosendahl, commander of the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst, stands behind the officer issuing orders. The mooring crew try again, and succeed in securing the Hindenburg's nose cable. Men on ground stabilize control gondola of the zeppelin. A sailor holds a flag beneath the airship.
The Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg airship in flight over Lakehurst New Jersey upon arriving on its first flight to the United States. View of huge tail fins with Nazi swastika emblem. The German airship being moored at Lakehurst Naval Air Station. Ground crew maneuvers the airship. Side of airship shows letters 'Hindenburg'. Hindenburg moored to tower at Lakehurst base.
German Zeppelin Hindenburg (LZ-129) in flight over New York. Manhattan Island and New York City skyline seen below. Skyscrapers like Empire State Building visible. Hindenburg airship flies over New Jersey. Identification "D-LZ129" painted on its side. Swastika on tail of airship. Zeppelin arrives at U.S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst ,New Jersey. Zepelin discharges liquid ballast. Docking crew (primarily U.S. sailors) awaits on the ground. Landing lines are dropped. Large number of ground crew grab the lines. Hindenburg crashes engulfed in flames. Crew members rush to the burning zeppelin and help survivors emerging from the airship cabin. Smoke rises due to fire. Burning skeleton of zeppelin is seen.
German Zeppelin Hindenburg (D-LZ129) airship in flight over Manhattan Island, New York City. Swastika visible on tail of airship as it flies over Manhattan skyscrapers. Hindenburg Captain Ernst Lehmann and officers seen on bridge. Captain Lehmann speaking on radiophone. Hindenburg releases water ballast and descends to dock. She drops landing lines. Suddenly the Hindenburg crashes and in engulfed in flames. Rescuers run to the burning ship. Heavy dense smoke rises. Firefighters pour water on the burning wreck. Navy officers and ground crews surround the wreck in efforts to help survivors. Commentator calls this the worst disaster in aviation history.
German airship Hindenburg crashes at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, United States. Aerial view of the area where the Hindenburg crashed. Wreckage of the Hindenburg. Steel structure frame of the zeppelin. U.S. Navy officers examine the wrecked zeppelin as they conduct an inquiry into the disaster. An official speaks to the press about the Hindenburg disaster. Victims of the disaster being loaded onto vehicles and driven away. Officers along with a young boy. A committee set up by the U.S. Department of Commerce conducts an inquiry into the Hindenburg disaster. Naval officers testify before the committee.
Airship LZ-129 Hindenburg in flight over Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg Airship at mooring tower. The U.S. Navy dirigible, ZR-3 (USS Los Angeles LZ-126) is seen in background. Ground crews maneuver the Hindenburg's tail around a circular track to reposition it. A man stands on one of the Hindenburg's engine nacelles, by the propeller, as the ship is rotated. Ground crewmen pull on cluster of lines to maneuver the Hindenburg.
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