Left side view of German airship Zeppelin LZ 129 "Hindenburg" burning at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 6 May 1937; the disaster occured while the airship was landing. In this photo, the rear half of the ship is on fire but the ship is still above the ground; nose is pitched sharply upwards.
Photographer:
Arthur Cofod, Jr.
ID#:
SI-98-15068
Source:
National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution