The Hindenburg, officially designated LZ 129, was a German rigid airship built by the Zeppelin company and put into transatlantic passenger service in 1936, among the largest flying craft ever built. It was destroyed by fire while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey on 6 May 1937, an accident captured on newsreel film and radio that killed passengers and crew and effectively ended the era of passenger carrying rigid airships.
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Manufacturer or BuilderLuftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH 1 Connections
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1. LZ 129 Hindenburg
Launching and trial flights
Four years after construction began in 1932, Hindenburg made its maiden test flight from the Zeppelin dockyards at Friedrichshafen on March 4, 1936, with 87 passengers and crew aboard.
Design and development
It was designed and built by the Zeppelin Company (Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH) on the shores of Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
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Hindenburg was constructed by the company between 1931 and 1936, and performed its maiden test flight from the Zeppelin dockyards at Friedrichshafen on 4 March 1936
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