THE HINDENBURG

HISTORY OF THE HINDENBURG

• The Hindenburg was the first airliner to provide regularly
• scheduled service between Europe and North America.
• it as well was the fastest and most comfortable
• way to cross the Atlantic in its day.

WHEN IT CRASHED

• In New Jersey on May 6, 1937 the aircraft
• crashed in a huge fireball.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED

• The remarkable aircraft crashed
• In a huge fireball like explosion.
• The crash claimed 36 lives.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• There is actually no definite reason
• Of what caused the explosion.
• But they were very sure it wasn't caused
• By the fabric of the craft.

WHERE IT HAPPENED

• The disaster happened in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

THE LIFE-CHANGING CRASH

INTERVIEWS

• One interview includes of a man named Robert Buchanan.
• Robert Buchanan talks about how he saw the ship in
• A huge ball of fire and he thought it was the end of his and his friends lives.

LESSONS LEARNED

• It swayed most people to drive.
• It as well swayed most to fly in airplanes.

THE QUIZ

• When did the Hindenburg crash?
• Where did the Hindenburg crash?
• How many lives did the crash of the
• Hindenburg claim?