The disaster of Hindenburg (33 photos)

May 6 was the 75th anniversary of the collapse of the German airship "Hindenburg". The huge aircraft, hydrogenated, broke out during landing at the air base of the US Navy in Leykhёrste, May 6, 1937, taking with it the life of 35 people on board and one person from the ground crew. Of the 97 passengers and crew aboard, 62 managed to escape. The news of the crash, INSTANT raznesshayasya through radio and telegraph all over the world put an end to the era of aircraft lighter than air. 245-meter-long airship filled with hydrogen at a fire was just a bunch of fire and fell to the ground. Causes of fire are still unknown