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Can the Guessarium name the Hindenburg disaster?
Think of Hindenburg disaster and answer yes or no. The Guessarium closes in, usually in under fifteen questions. On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed while attempting to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people. You'll see play statistics here once real games have been recorded.
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What happened at the Hindenburg disaster
The LZ 129 Hindenburg, a hydrogen-filled German zeppelin used for transatlantic passenger travel, was completing a flight from Frankfurt to Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey when it burst into flames while mooring on the evening of May 6, 1937. The fire spread rapidly through the airship's hydrogen gas cells, destroying it within about half a minute. Of the 97 people aboard, 35 passengers and crew died, along with one member of the ground crew. The disaster was captured on film and radio, and the vivid newsreel and eyewitness accounts shocked the public. It is widely credited with ending the era of passenger airship travel.
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When did Hindenburg disaster happen?
Hindenburg disaster is dated to 1937.
What was Hindenburg disaster?
The LZ 129 Hindenburg, a hydrogen-filled German zeppelin used for transatlantic passenger travel, was completing a flight from Frankfurt to Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey when it burst into flames while mooring on the evening of May 6, 1937. The fire spread rapidly through the airship's hydrogen gas cells, destroying it within about half a minute. Of the 97 people aboard, 35 passengers and crew died, along with one member of the ground crew. The disaster was captured on film and radio, and the vivid newsreel and eyewitness accounts shocked the public. It is widely credited with ending the era of passenger airship travel.
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