Facts About the Hindenburg and Its Untimely Demise
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- On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg, a type of rigid aircraft known as a Zeppelin, was making its final approach to Manchester Township, New Jersey, when it caught fire and crash landed. In total, 35 of the 97 people on board died in the disaster along with one ground crewman.
Once ignited, the ship crashed quickly, with some reporting the entire incident took as little as 32 seconds from the first sign of distress to the airship hitting the ground. The disaster captured the public's attention thanks to the eyewitness testimony of a reporter who was present and the fascinating and disturbing footage filmed during the disaster.
There have been many theories about what went wrong during the fateful flight of the Hindenburg.
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When my dad and stepmom put a new roof over the east side of their old house, we found newspapers from May 1937 used as insulation when the house was originally built, including some dated May 7th with stories about the Hindenburg disaster.
So dope!
That's awesome, what are the odds?
Clearly that addition to the house had been done in the spring of 1937 because using old newspapers as building insulation was very common at the time (reuse what you have) as they didn’t have the modern insulation materials we have today. It was a time capsule history lesson. I took several of them to school to share with my students. It really brought home to them that history isn’t just chapters in textbooks. They were as fascinated with the ads as with the articles.
Did you keep it? A piece of history you found there
We found a Chicago paper with the headline: ‘Girl Tricks Dillinger!’ It was in such bad shape we saved it to light our cigars, in remembrance of John, later that night.
I'm always amazed that 2/3 of the passengers made it alive.
And yet this video states “Some passengers survived” lol
Guessing that was because it burnt so fast, it was almost done by the time it hit the ground.
Word.
Hydrogen is lighter than air. The flames went up and away from the passengers
I concur dear sir!!
The one thing I can't get over is how 2/3 of all the people on board that thing got off in less than a minute and survived. That alone is one of the most incredible survival stories I can think of.
The really sad thing is that, as you can see in the filming, the spectators just stood stunned. Not one of them had enough presence of mind to call the fire department. Same thing with the R101 at Bauvais, France. Mankind learns slowly and gets easily distracted.
@@piperg6179 This happened in 1967 so somehow I don’t believe that would’ve been possible…it literally perished in a matter of minutes
@@dontatme7761 It actually was consumed in around 50 seconds. That doesn’t give firemen a lot of time to get into trucks, drive to fire, hook up hoses and so on. So calling in the alarm has to be fast. Would have been even better if alarm was called in when Hindenberg was still 20 miles out but evidently nobody was thinking ahead.
@@piperg6179 so why comment “the spectators stood stunned. Not one of them had enough presence of mind to call the fire department.” As if they had the possibility of doing that
“Wanna get on a ship filled with highly flammable gas?”
“You had me at flammable.”
I’m down
You had me at high
🤣🤣 you guys crack me up
"Better yet, we can smoke like chimneys during the ride!"
The Pinto was a great economy car.
As long as you don't put any gas in it.
I did a fifth grade presentation about this disaster, so many did theirs on the sinking of the titanic but not me.
Later in life I also got to visit a zeppelin hanger on a trip to Oregon 20 years ago. It was unbelievably large (the hanger), it was the largest freestanding wooden structure on the west coast at least for many years.
Wish I could have visited.
am actually jealous that you got to visit the hanger it must have been quite a experience
I had no idea there was an airship hangar in Oregon.
It wouldn't have been a Zeppelin hangar, though. Zeppelins are not generic, they are airships built by the Zeppelin Company of Friedrichshafen, Germany. The only Zeppelin the U.S. ever had was the LZ-126 or "Los Angeles," which was part of reparations from WWI, and they never build a special hangar for it.
@@jgrab1 Yes, it’s a neat place to visit. If you Google ‘Tillamook Air Museum’ you can see how to find it. Of course, the local Cheese factory is a bigger tourist draw - and well worth a visit, too! :)
Why did they make you do reports on tragic disasters?
"Rigid Dirigible" is my favorite Zeppelin cover band.
😂
The thought of 2 and a half days across the ocean in this gives me anxiety
But at the time, this was half the time to cross it by ship..& smoothly with no seasickness.
@@drumdad54sdl47 While the lounge and views were impressive, the accommodations were vastly inferior to a ship, more like a train. Small bunk beds with no soundproofing, and a trickle of a shower/wash basins. Also no proper cooling during hot summer days.
Are you seriously kidding me? My class was just talking about this disaster today, what are the odds?
If it was a math class, extra points to the first kid with the correct answer.
One time in geology me and my friends were joking about the Hindenburg and then a couple minutes later the teacher mentioned it in a lecture and we started bursting out laughing. He probably thought we were crazy
Given the fact that hundreds of thousands of people watch these videos, than the odds are actually likely that at least one person would have been talking about this event recently.
Considering that your phone is listening to you, the odds are pretty low.
“Sounds like jersey is a dangerous place for aircraft in the 30”
I feel like aircraft in the 30s were just dangerous in general
The ground crew member who perished was a heavier set man by the name of Hagamond. He tripped on some railway tracks where the airship was docking. The wreck fell on him, and while he initially survived, he received terrible burns and died shortly after. What an awful way to go :(
Oh yea let’s allow people to smoke in a ballon full of hydrogen. Nothing could possibly go wrong
More like, let's prevent the Germans from buying Helium (US).
This is big brain time
Maybe they thought people would sneak around a total ban? Idiots are not a new phenomenon.
There wasn't any hydrogen in the smoking room.
@@Preservestlandry no evidence says the smoking room or smoking in general had anything to do with the accident. The spark most likely punctured the skin from the outside.
The ship caught fire and crashed to the ground. It never slammed to the Mooring mast, people say that it looks like it's hitting the tower because of the angle of that particular photo. The tower is actually quite far away from the ship but it looks close due to how big The Hindenburg was.
Having a smoking room is actually genius. If you dont give people a designated smoking spot, they'll just do it where ever.
That's a pretty liberal interpretation of the word "genius" 😅
It’s The same reason there are a ashtray in flight toilets today, so people don’t throw it in The bin and etc..
@Dr. CausticDamn, thanks. It was completely necessary you do that.
Smoking culture was a lot different back then of course. Everybody smoked like crazy, slipping away to grab a discreet cig would be like modern day stepping away for a discreet glass of water.
Me and my family live at that base. It got bracked a few years ago but the base will never be destroyed since its a historic thing.
What base? Not to ask where you live or anything... just sounds pretty cool
@@barronasi_4737 Lakehurst Naval Base
@@ianjohnson3770 I'm going there and I'm gonna find them, no matter how hard it is
I'm from the US. What's "bracked?"
I’m from America but I’ve never heard that term before what does it mean
Whenever I see a new video notification from weird history I get a warm Christmas feeling inside. 🎅🏿
It's so bizarre that these were really real.
One day people will say that about SM "influencers" and celebrities who successfully ran for office.
I love you Weird History ♥️ Narration and editing are great! Shout out to whoever does all the research too 🤓
Agreed very well put together.
I literally thought yesterday that did wierd history made video on hindenburg accident and there you go. What a coincidence.
Fun fact;
The Hindenburg disaster had a 64% survival rate
The Titanic was less than 32%, with a “best case scenario” survival rate of 53% (if life boats were filled to capacity).
So, you were more than twice as likely to survive the Hindenburg than the Titanic.
Seeing WH upload a new video gives me a tingle sensation in my brains I need to click it as fast as I can
As a battlefield 1 player I can confirm that Zeppelins crashing are this chaotic.
Great game. It will live on as one of the most memorable.
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Campaign wasn’t long enough 😔
@@FailingArtist that isn’t the main part of the game. The real thing is the multiplayer, campaign seemed plenty long enough to me.
😂
My mother was visiting relatives they gone out to airfield to watch the arrival she was three years old .years later even after she developed alzheimer . One thing she never forgot still talked about
'Oh the humanity!" - Les Nessman
"I thought turkeys could fly!" ~Johnny Fever
... so that coulda been the Hitler Disaster?
I prefer the Adolf Incident but yea.
Yeah, but old Adolph would not be denied.
Hitler disaster number 1.
Hitler created his own disaster out of spite.
Always heard about this, never got around to looking it up. Thank you for this
Imagine not using ships after the titanic or airplanes after one accident. That's what I feel happened with derigibles.
Why? Stop and think when you're sober. It goes to show how degraded society has become. People collectively decided for greater good to put lives before profit, product, and puffed excess.
@@cameronvelthuis1844 True. Commercial aviation was advancing rapidly
@@yucansuckadee8930 that was a really rude way to put that 😟
@@zacharywood9416 every few years there's some dreamers that romanticize airship travel and try to bring it back with some outlandish schemes before going bankrupt. In the long run all you have is something niche market for joyrides.
Goodyear Blimp?
I love it!!! Keep them coming team weird history! You guys rock!
The last surviving piece of mail just sold for the same price as the original price of a ticket on the Hinderburg when adjusted for inflation ($7000.00).
so the led zeppelin was thunderstruck? ?
That’s AC/DC 🤦♂️
@@Alex_Penjamin 😂
Thunderstruck is AC/DC. But you could say the Led Zeppelin was soon Out On The Tiles, and the victims were soon on a Stairway To Heaven, while the survivors were left Dazed And Confused. It was a real Heartbreaker. The Zeppelin manufacturers were trying to do the same old thing, trying to say it wasn't their fault, as The Song Remains The Same. But ultimately, the CEO had to say it was "Nobody's Fault But Mine". In The Evening of the last throes of the dirigible era, the manufacturers and warehouses were left Wearing And Tearing the airships for scrap and salvage.
As far as I can tell I think I covered at least one song from all of their albums lol. I at least gave a noble effort. Cheers!
@@chelseagirl278 this comment is so cringe 😂
heh...it went over their heads, dude. Well played.
Something else you do not mention: Many Zeppelin engineers at the time touted using helium to fill the bags of the Zeppelin, and this was done in many airships. However, due to the actions of the US government (notably the Smoot-Hawley Tariff act,) most of the helium in the world at the time was cost prohibitive for the Germans, as it came from the United States.
I always had a fascination with zeppelins. The Hindenburg was a nightmare
Sir, you are a natural....you had me with your Hollywood Graveyard tours!
What a tragic event this was!!! I can't even imagine! So close to get out but so far! Thanks for sharing this video! Pat
You know as a child I used to see Zeppelins (90s, Germany) but I haven't seen one in forever I just realized
Awesome video thank you for posting
Love your videos. And voice 😏
Love your videos man helped me get through my miserable day
Hope your day gets better.
Who the hell thought a giant airship full of hydrogen and made of a cloth material was a good idea?!?
"Franz" Ferdinand (von Zeppelin), the inventor. 🎈🧨 🪂
It was a technological giant at the time. What have you ever created?
@@weirdshibainu Not a dangerous flying machine made of cloth and full of gas and other flammables that quickly bursts into flames and kills people, that's for sure.
@@briannaaaron6804 That was a deflection, not an answer.....try harder. Oh yeah, the Zeppelins were incredibly successful until the Hindenburg. If the U.S. had sold Germany helium , it wouldn't have occurred. Go back to the kitchen.
@@weirdshibainu Is that why the video literally listed other zeppelin crashes?
The Hindenberg wasn't a one time fluke.
It was just the nail in the coffin.
Stop trolling and go back to rotting in your mom's basement.
Would you guys ever do a video about the 33 Chilean miners?
Good video!! This was one of my favorite subjects to talk about when doing oral reports in school as a kid in 1970s. Also had a plastic model of this craft. When stationed in West Germany in 1980s while in US Army, had the opportunity to visit a small museum about Zeppelins 7 The Hindenburg in the small town of Zeppelinheim - just outside of Frankfurt. That is where the Zeppelins were built. The museum even had artifacts from The Hindenburg that you could actually touch/hold in your hands at that time - thought that that was awesome experience. Do not know if that little museum is still around in today's world.
Not sure if this counts as weird history but would you ever do a video on the Victorians obsession with ferns and pineapples. Those darn crazy victorians at it again
I didn't realize that 2/3 of the people on the ship survived. Judging by the video I assumed that everyone was burnt to a crisp by the time it hit the ground. I've watched a couple videos on the Hindenburg disaster a couple times but I guess I wasn't paying attention.
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What an incredible video!
One of your best one's. Got me to subscribe, thanks.
I really enjoyed that, keep up the good work
My Father was stationed in Lakehurst with the U.S.Navy deployed with the ZP-12 Squadron (lighter than Air) and was a radio/radar operator when The Hindenburg flew in. Dad told me the story of the great Zepplin in great detail the chain of events. A true tragedy to say the least.
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My aardvark is pretty pleased with it as well.
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The spire on top of the Empire State Building in New York City was designed as a mooring mast for airships.
It baffles me to hear about a Hindenburg survivor talking about how social media on the internet is influencing younger generations to take interest in the subject. From Zeppelins to the PS4. Musta been one helluva life.
They would be the only ones I'd allow to complain about the technology
Really, imagine surviving a world war, going on a joyride turned into a flaming nightmare, surviving just to have another world war, then all this tech feeding you chaos from around the world, huge social changes. All that to see kids being idiots on tik tok🤦♂️
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Great video, you should keep talking about aeronautic events in history... AND GIVE US THE 90'S TIMELINE SERIES PLEASE :P
My grandma was about 5 years old living in NY when this happened. She said it was one of her first memories.
"...one gigantic gaseous memory." Ahhh... spicy chili. Good times.
I grew up near the dirigible hanger at Moffett Field (California). I was always impressed with the sheer size, the highway goes right by. I had the opportunity to visit inside a couple of times, once with grade school and once as an adult. Good video, we forget about these oddities of history.
The "Seconds From Disaster" episode featuring the Hindenburg Disaster has the most plausible explanation of what happened to the Hindenburg. A bracing wire snapped under stress during landing maneuvers causing it to whiplash and slice into a gas bag. The leaking hydrogen was ignited by a static electric charge that arced from the outer skin to the metal framework when the ship became grounded after the mooring ropes were dropped.
The real crazy fact is the number of people who survived the inferno.
I remember watching the movie The Hindenburg in high school with George C. Scott. Good movie! Very sad ☹️
That was a great movie, watched it dozens of times, haven't seen it years now.
Great movie in its reconstructions and stunning visual effects, but the plot, script and characters leave something to be desired. While it is true there were bomb threats on the last flight, the movie was based on essentially a pulp novel written by Michael Mooney in 1972. Mooney ripped off another author's thesis 10 years earlier, which accused the same deceased crewman of sabotaging the airship.
I have that film on both VHS and DVD. One of my favorites, as I've always been fascinated with the Hindenburg. George C.Scott,Ann Bancroft,Burgess Meredith, lots of great actors appeared. Though I never cared for Robert Clary's clownish portrayal of Joseph Spah.
One of the most iconic news coverages was originally broadcast on WLS radio Chicago and its reporter.
These things were amazing. Imagine a cruise in the sky. Bars, food, buffets. I would love for a safe version to exist today. They did trips to the Arctic, North America, marvels even today.
Yep. Private jets
Just one correction the R - 101 was a passenger ship too.
I enjoy your content, thanks!!!
This reminds me.. How about a segment on the Lindbergh baby kidnapping?
I saw a video of a ground lineman and he said an engine was revving and sparks coming from the exhausts . Seemed like a good man and credible witness.
Awesome
Can you please do a video on the wreck of the Sultana? Thanks! Love your videos!
I wonder what it’s like to fly in a zeppelin when it was used for commercial flight.
Back in 92 i was at FT.Dix, N.J. in the Service and i was sent to Lakehurst Naval base to do work and train People on the M-1 Abrams tank, i was assigned to hanger 6 which was originally for the blimps, So i asked a gentleman about the Hindenburg and where it went down at, he showed me where to walk and they have a plaque in the ground, nothing fancy, in fact if you wern't looking you would not find it, it was disturbing to me!, i got to talking to an old timer at the time 80, He pointed to the tree line, and he said when the air ship was docking, he heard a gunshot from the tree line and the Hindenburg exploded! He was working there at the time, so one has to wonder, over the years i heard all kinds of thearys , everything from lightning to a bomb!
I enjoy Hindenburg-related content, as I live an hour from where it came down.
That one way ticket would be $7500 today, according to usinflationcalculator.com. That burnt piece of mail sold at auction wouldn’t even pay for it. 😑
Sounds like it needs to be renamed the "Propaganda Blimp"...🧐🤔🌪️
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Fist of all, through God, all things are possible. So jot that down.
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@@alexl572 So if all things are possible, then it must also be possible there is no God, Or did you mean all things, with just one oddly irrational exception ?
@Pretty Princess P P, I could not agree with you more, your majesty. Please excuse me, I am sometimes triggered by the arrogance of people of religious faith, who feel compelled to state their opinion as fact.
Great video! I would love to see a video about US Superfund sites like Love Canal and the Valley of the Drums.
My great uncle had saw it as a young boy in linden, NJ
Crazy!!
Rest in peace to all the lives lost❤🙏🏽
The hangar is still at the Lakehurst naval base. It's crazy how large it is.
I remember this particular one!!!!
Is it me or did anyone else think of the Archer episode when they were on a Zeppelin!?
And yet Britain had a ton of trouble figuring out how to bring these down during ww1
If it doesn't make sense there is a good reason. it couldn't have been hydrogen.
It ether turns to water or makes a very LOUD NOISE. TO MAKE IT JUST BURN 🔥 THE WAY THAT IS SHOWN IS NOT HAPPENING
WHAT?! Looks to like a slingshot and a rock coulda knocked it out with ease! 😂
Well, fighters with incediary ammonition worked real well. Thus, Germany later gave up bombing London with airships because they keep losing airships to fighter squadrons with incediary ammo and no escorts on their end.
@@ryansgirl2002 I'm not saying it couldn't be brought down, (shot )? They lied about it .Why ? It is the only fuel they can't CONTROL ! We can't be in slaved with this energy! You can't make helium without hydrogen !!
They can't let us ever " understand its power ! If it will burn it will run the 🌎
@@tiercel5561 Thing is, early incendiary ammo didn't work. See, hydrogen only combusts when mixed with oxygen. So the rounds were burning oxygen before penetrating the gas bladders, doing no real damage.
Eventually, the British developed two stage explosive ammo that detonated a fixed time after being fired. The result was allowing oxygen to mix with the hydrogen prior to the shots ignition, which proved highly effective.
Until then, it wasn't uncommon to see these massive airships ominously drifting over London.
watching that crash I can't believe "only" 1/3 of the people on it died
Wrong! The Hindenbrug DID NOT "slam into the Tower" it was 1,500 yards away from the Tower (Mooring Mast.) Most common theory: During this landing, Hindenburg was making very sharp turns (something you never do in a Hydrogen Airship.) Investigators believed that a Gas Cell bracing wire snapped, and tore a hole in Gas Cell #4 (right infront of the tail fins) While the lines were dropped, dragging along the wet ground..static electricity travled up the Ropes, went to the Duraluminum Skeleton, and a spark, jumped from the outerskin ignited the leaking Hydrogen in the tail. Structural Failure is the likely cause, pilot error also. (Capt Pruss was ordering tight turns to land in a hurry to rush back to Germany.)
Inclement weather is the blame for what happened to the Hindenburg. Thunder raging. "Oh, the humanity!" Is best remembered of the time.
Can you please talk about the experience people went through on the underground railroad.. I find it very interesting
Here is what I’m curious about. How common were these things in the 20s and 30s? Did the average person living in a city see them often? We’re they as common as airplanes?
Pretty common as airplanes are literal death traps at the time, yes and it was a wonder for them, and yes, at the time, they're even more common than airplanes are because the latter are indeed death traps back then.
The Herb Morrison broadcast has been played at the wrong speed for ever. Mr. Morrison was actually noted for his deep voice. The recording at the time of the incident ? The tape was set too slow, so when it was played at normal speed, it was actually slightly sped up when replayed, which is the broadcast we are all familiar with.
Someone took the time to adjust it to it's proper speed, and those results are actually here on CZcams.
please make a video about Rigid Dirigibles war machines :D
Make a HMHS britannic or RMS Lusitania video
I know a large section of the tail of the blimp (which was red in color for what ever reason) and about a foot diameter of the blimp was recovered by one of the landing crew and sent to his mother at the time of her life followed by a western union telegraph was sold recently in Las Vegas Nevada months back as well. The tail plate was reported to of been near where the fire broke out and was the hottest area of the blimp so in makes sense on the blue flame the video mentioned. The Clark County Museum is the museum who verified these items I do know before they sold.
Oh the humanity!!!!
My dad, a MAJOR engineer in the American space program believes that St. Elmo's fire occured because the craft changed to the ground electrical potential from sky potential when the wet mooring rope was dropped. The skin was doped with the stuff the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters use as fuel. The flames were bright orange, the same you get when igniting these boosters. Hydrogen would have had bright blue flames. The craft settled slowly to the ground indicating the hydrogen bags were intact all the way down. If the Hydrogen had caught fire it would have exploded violently. This contributed to why so many passengers were able to jump off the airship and lived to see another day.
If I remember correctly, the cause of the leaking hydrogen is commonly assumed to be due to pilot error. the hindenburg was a commercial vessel, which meant that it had to adhere to strict timetables in order to accommodate passenger travel back and forth across the atlantic - remember these passengers were rich enough to afford a ticket, so pissing them off by travel delays was assiduously avoided. by holding back to avoid the storm, the hindenburg was behind schedule. this led the pilots to do some fancy flying in order to make up for lost time, causing tears in the guide wires controlling the rudder and rupturing the gas bags toward the stern - where the fire initially ignited. this is born out by witnesses from the ground attesting to some odd flutterings in the hindenburg's structure - right before the moment of ignition. the spark sparked the disaster was not generated by engine backwash, but by an electrical current held by the airship due to traveling though the charged atmosphere of the storm and was only grounded by the dropping of the damp mooring lines falling to earth.
not only was this the conclusion of the designer of the airship who personally traveled to new jersey to determine the cause, but there was a later program that I saw - can't remember the name of it now - that attempted to systematically test all the various theories, and this one was the only one that matched the reported description of the event.
Somewhat embarrassed that I never knew about this until watching Skytanic.
so one about the ice storm that hit montreal in the late 90s
Arcade Fire’s song “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” was inspired by that.
Would love to hear about why the Edmond Fitzgerald sank!
Oh if there had only been a few more fire extinguishers on the Hindenburg.
Or maybe 7 million cubic yards of flammable gas was the problem. 🤔
they did have fire extinguishers but at this scale it was useless
Can you do one on the R101 disaster?
I remember the first episode of NBC's Timeless.
I LOVED that show, miss it 😢
"That's gotta hurt!" - George Costanza
Do a video on the Lusitania.
KIROV reporting!!!
That any person survived that inferno is a miracle. God be praised! 🙏🏻❤️
God had nothing to do with it anything. Because god does not exist.
Excellent use of Bioshock Infinite music there.