Hindenburg Disaster May 7, 1937 Philadelphia Complete Newspaper For Sale
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Hindenburg Disaster May 7, 1937 Philadelphia Complete Newspaper: $150.00
May 7, 1937 issue of the Philadelphia (PA) Record newspaper with the bold headline \"HINDENBURG EXPLODES; 90 KILLED, 7 ESCAPE.\" 16 pp. Complete. Covers the terrible Hindenburg disaster.
The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey. The LZ 129 Hindenburg (Luftschiff Zeppelin #129; Registration: D-LZ 129) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume. Filled with hydrogen, it caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. The accident caused 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen) among the 97 people on board (36 passengers and 61 crewmen), and an additional fatality on the ground.
Newspaper will be carefully mailed folded across the center as originally issued and acquired.
* CONDITION: Very Good+ with a 3/4 inch tear at the top right edge.
* SIZE: Measures approximately 16 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
