The Hindenburg in Flames: How a Photograph Marked the End of the Airship

The Hindenburg in Flames: How a Photograph Marked the End of the Airship — page 5
The Hindenburg with its Nazi swastikas on the tail flew over Manhattan and the Hudson River A German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin had built the first successful airship and his company had perfected them for passenger travel All the airships the company built including the Hindenburg were sometimes called zeppelins Around 3 p m on May 6 the Hindenburg made its way over New York City Many people below looked up and waved while drivers honked their horns The Hindenburg flew so close to the Empire State Building that passengers looking out the promenade windows could see people on the skyscraper’s outside deck Some were raising their cameras to