Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Hindenburg disaster newsreel footage" in English language version.
Footage of the German airship catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground: This original footage from the British Pathe archive shows impressive shots of the Hindenburg flying overhead on on Thursday, May 6, 1937, flying over its landing ground at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and then finally there is footage of the famous crash. 13 out of 36 passengers died, whilst 22 out of 61 crew members died, so many survived the disaster.
Witness the infamous Hindenberg disaster with this original archive footage of the Nazi airship, as it flew what would be its final voyage on Thursday, May 6, 1937. Check out the impressive shots of its flight over the landing ground of Lakehurst, New Jersey before it ultimately caught fire and came crashing to the ground.
At over 800ft long, the LZ 129 Hindenburg was the largest aircraft ever to fly and the last of the great airships as its demise on May 6, 1937, ended the public love affair with lighter-than-air travel.
The explosion was so great that it shattered windows and overturned dishes at a Toms River restaurant six miles away, said Fred Schenck, a newspaper salesman from Pleasantville, who had been dining with his wife at the time. The tragedy had been broadcast live on the radio, and soon traffic jams at least five miles deep blocked roads leading to the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. In the traffic was Vinelander Harold Wright who was able to get only a mile from the site, but nevertheless had a distant view of the burning wreckage before heading home. Another Vineland resident, Arthur Schaefer, a member of the U.S. Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, was one of 106 officers called to the scene to help with crowd control.
Footage of the German airship catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground: This original footage from the British Pathe archive shows impressive shots of the Hindenburg flying overhead on on Thursday, May 6, 1937, flying over its landing ground at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and then finally there is footage of the famous crash. 13 out of 36 passengers died, whilst 22 out of 61 crew members died, so many survived the disaster.
Witness the infamous Hindenberg disaster with this original archive footage of the Nazi airship, as it flew what would be its final voyage on Thursday, May 6, 1937. Check out the impressive shots of its flight over the landing ground of Lakehurst, New Jersey before it ultimately caught fire and came crashing to the ground.
At over 800ft long, the LZ 129 Hindenburg was the largest aircraft ever to fly and the last of the great airships as its demise on May 6, 1937, ended the public love affair with lighter-than-air travel.
Listeners in Chicago and across the country didn't hear Morrison's coverage of the disaster until the next day because his report wasn't broadcast live from Lakehurst. He and engineer Charles Nehlsen had been experimenting with field recordings on huge acetate discs. They realized the gravity of their recordings as they found themselves being followed by German SS Officers! After hiding out for a few hours, the two managed to make a clean getaway and get back across the country to WLS. The chilling account aired the next day on the station and was the first recorded radio news report to be broadcast nationally by NBC.
Footage of the German airship catching fire, crashing and burning to the ground: This original footage from the British Pathe archive shows impressive shots of the Hindenburg flying overhead on on Thursday, May 6, 1937, flying over its landing ground at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and then finally there is footage of the famous crash. 13 out of 36 passengers died, whilst 22 out of 61 crew members died, so many survived the disaster.
Witness the infamous Hindenberg disaster with this original archive footage of the Nazi airship, as it flew what would be its final voyage on Thursday, May 6, 1937. Check out the impressive shots of its flight over the landing ground of Lakehurst, New Jersey before it ultimately caught fire and came crashing to the ground.
At over 800ft long, the LZ 129 Hindenburg was the largest aircraft ever to fly and the last of the great airships as its demise on May 6, 1937, ended the public love affair with lighter-than-air travel.
