The Hindenburg’s Aluminum Piano
The Hindenburg’s aluminum piano was the first piano ever carried on a passenger aircraft.
The Hindenburg’s aluminum piano was the first piano ever carried on a passenger aircraft.
German boxer Max Schmeling aboard the Hindenburg in 1936.
Memorial service for victims of the Hindenburg disaster, held on May 11, 1937 at Pier 86 in New York City. Pier 86 was the Hamburg-Amerika…
The gadget blog Gizmodo recently published a wonderful photograph of an airship under construction, asking: “Ever wondered how a beast like the Hindenburg zeppelin””a gigantic…
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A bottle of Lowenbrau beer and a milk pitcher reportedly salvaged from the crash of LZ-129 Hindenburg will be auctioned (see Lots 206 and 207)…
Dr Karl is an Australian TV scientist who believes that “hydrogen was totally innocent” in the Hindenburg disaster and “would not have not contributed to the ensuing fire.” According to Dr. Karl, the lesson of the Hindenburg tragedy is that “the next time you build an airship, don’t paint the inflammable acetate skin with aluminium rocket fuel.” Unfortunately for Dr. Karl, almost all the historical and scientific facts in his are wrong…. [VISIT THE BLOG FOR THE FULL STORY]
The internet is filled with claims that the Hindenburg’s “flammable covering” was the main reason the ship was destroyed by fire in less than a…
An episode of the television show History Detectives investigates whether the artifact shown below was from the wreckage of the airship Hindenburg: The item’s owner,…