In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Werner Gustav Doehner, the last ...

Hindenburg Disaster: The German airship Hindenburg crashed at the Lakehurst National Air Station on May 6, 1937, killing 36 people. The disaster marked the end of the commercial passenger service ...

The German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth, tail first, in flaming ruins after exploding on May 6, 1937, at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. The 1920s and 1930s were the golden age ...

About the Hindenburg’s trip there was nothing scientifically notable except that it inaugurated the first regular North Atlantic air service, made a record dirigible crossing (61 hr., 38 min.).

Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the crash of the zeppelin Hindenburg at Lakehurst, N.J. A witness of the crash, Zeno Wicks Jr., talks to Liane Hansen about the day.

Description (Brief) Gelatin silver photograph by Murray Becker, image of the Hindenburg airship in flames on the ground; unmounted. Description Murray Becker was one of the key photographers of the ...

FILE - In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Doehner was the only person left of ...

Werner G. Doehner, the last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs before his mother managed to toss him and his brother from the burning airship ...