As we near the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, the Smithsonian shares its discovery of the sole surviving map of the airship's final voyage. "Found: Letters from the Hindenburg," a ...

The Hindenburg was more than an airship - it was a flying palace, a steel and hydrogen titan that dwarfed every aircraft of its time. It carried passengers across the Atlantic in sky-high luxury, ...

One of the greatest airship disasters in history took place right here in New Jersey when the LZ 129 Hindenburg burst into flames in skies above Lakehurst on May 6, 1937. From the iconic newsreel ...

The Hindenburg airship is most closely associated with the disaster that took place on May 6, 1937, but before tragedy struck, it spent a short but notable life in service, transporting passengers ...

On this day, May 6, in 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed in New Jersey. Thirty-six people were killed. At 7:25 p.m., as the Hindenburg attempted to dock in Lakehurst, ...

Foreword / Tom D. Crouch -- Foreword / Jürgen Bliebler -- 1. Queen of the skies -- 2. Projekt LZ-129 -- 3. 'Up ship' -- 4. Flying the Nazi flag -- 'Two days to Europe!': the 1936 flight season -- 6.