The Fabulous Zeppelin!

Bigger that the largest battleship and as long as the Queen Mary, the mammoth Nazi dirigible Hindenburg was the fastest safest, and most luxurious means of transatlantic travel of its day. Its log boasted a glittering passenger list of international celebrities; its voyages were enthusiastically reported by the world press. Ten stories tall with huge swastikas emblazoned on its side, the Hindenburg became an impressive symbol of Nazi supremacy …until-on May 6, 1937, at Lake-hurst, New Jersey, before a stunned and helpless crowd – the famous Zeppelin inexplicably exploded!