Tag: Hindenburg Disaster

Watch historic footage of the Hindenburg airship as it catches on fire and crashes to the ground as reporter Herbert Morrison’s live commentary describes what is happening to the airship.

Werner Franz, a cabin boy on the Hindenburg, recalls what it was like to work on the airship and describes his escape from the fiery crash. The Hindenburg crashed on May 6, 1937 after it caught firing during the docking procedure.