Dreadful end of the Hindenburg: 6 May 1937

In 1937, the great airship Hindenburg prepares to dock after travelling to the US from Germany. What happens next means the end of airship passenger services.

After World War I, airships were used for commercial and passenger services and, from 1928, carrying passengers across the Atlantic. On 6 May 1937, the most modern German airship, Hindenburg, with 50 passengers, approaches the mooring mast in New Jersey after a routine flight, dropping water ballast. Ground crew wait for the ropes.

Paramount News: news footage with sound effects and commentary added after the event to make it into a story.

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