Airship LZ 129 Hindenburg descending over Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, after traveling from Germany, on its first flight to the United States, May 9, 1936.
The German zeppelin dirigible, Hindenburg, being hangared at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Stern of airship LZ 129 Hindenburg shows huge tail fins. Navy ground crew rotates the Hindenburg on a large circular track, to orient it for hangaring. Hindenburg shows Nazi swastika emblem on it. Ground crew backs the Hindenburg into hangar.
Ground crew mooring airship LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Two ground crewen operate a winch on top of tower to move the Hindenburg close to the mooring tower.They secure it and climb on top of the tower to inspect the fastening. Meanwile, on the ground, large numbers of Navy crewmen hold lines to stabilize the Hindenburg. Underneath the Hindenburg, many men hold lines fastened to the control room gondola. Two women stand watching.
Front view of airship LZ 129 Hindenburg making landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Ground crew handles the mooring lines. Hindenburg descends. Ground crew handles lines from mooring tower. Hindenburg moored to mooring tower.
Airship LZ 129 Hindenburg approaches in the far background. Hindenburg makes landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Hindenburg stabilized by the ground crewmen holding lines fastened to the airship. Cable attached to nose of the airship is wound onto mooring tower. Men on tower secure Hindenburg's cable to mooring tower.
A sign by a building reads 'Naval Air Station Chase Field'. Car pass on road. View of Main Gate with a McDonnell-Douglas A-4 airplane displayed on a pylon. Cars entering and leaving through the gate. Sign on check post reads 'Chase Field U.S. Navy'. Fountain in front of the pylon-mounted airplane. Letters on building read 'Training Squadron 24'. Vehicles parked outside building. Letters on building read 'Home of the Cougars'. Large illustrated global map on building with star at Chase field location and aircraft flying to the four winds. Underneath "Traron-25 " is lettered.
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