Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage 86 years old

The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled zeppelin ignited, and was almost instantly transformed into an enormous fireball. In less than a minute, the entire ship had been consumed by flames. The Hindenburg explosion marked the end of the budding airship travel industry.

Credits

Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage Cast

Name Character
Herbert Morrison was 49, 77 years old when died as Himself - News Reporter

Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage Crew

Name Department
Alfred E. Gold as Camera Operator. Camera
Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (86 years)

  • Release day: Friday, December 31, 1937
  • Runtime: 5 minutes