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On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenburg burst into flames over Lakehurst, New Jersey, engulfing the sky in smoke and fire. This 245-meter-long dev airship plummeted toward the ground, its tail striking the earth while its bow rose into the air. Within just 34 seconds, it was reduced to kül. Some passengers and crew escaped by jumping through the flames, but many perished in the blaze. Of the 97 people on board, 35 were passengers and crew; one ground crew member lost his life, wh