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The Hindenburg (Dirigible) was scheduled to operate between Frankfurt Germany and Lakehurst Naval Air Station, located in the Manchester Township of New Jersey, USA. The then young 'American Airlines' was contracted to shuttle Hindenburg passengers from Lakehurst on to Newark, New Jersey, to connect to onward flights via American.
The Hindenburg departed Frankfurt on the evening of May 3rd, 1937, the first of its planned ten scheduled return flights between Germany and the US. It carried thirty-six revenue passengers and sixty-one crew members for the three-day journey to the states.
The airship's tragic fate came about on the early evening of May 6th, when it burst into flames. The airship was destroyed in less than a minute. Thirteen passengers and twenty-two crew survived the disaster.
Whilst Lakehurst was the scheduled destination for the forthcoming season, the Empire State Building in Manhattan had been constructed to receive airships or Zeppelins. The building's distinctive Art Deco spire was originally designed as a mooring mast and depot for dirigibles. At the 102nd floor there was a landing platform with gangplank to embark and disembark passengers. However, the concept proved a failure due to the dangers of powerful updraughts created by the building itself.
A vestige of the memory remains today whenever tourists ascend to the top of the building. The first lift whisks tourists to the eighty-sixth floor, which was to be the check-in desk for the dirigible flights, then passengers would board the second lift, taking them to the 102nd floor for embarkation.
What else can I help you with?
Where was the Hindenberg scheduled to fly and how many passengers were on the British airship?
Europe. 390,000 people
Where was Hindenburg scheduled to fly?
He was scheduled to fly in Australia
Where was the hindenbergh scheduled to fly when it burned?
Its scheduled flight was ending where it burned, at Lakehurst NJ.
What is the name of an German air ship?
Zeppelin ; the Hindenberg was a zeppelin .
Where was the Hindenburg schedueled to fly to?
The Hindenburg was scheduled to fly to right where it went - Lakehurst, NJ.
In what year did the hindenberg blow up?
the hindenberg blew up at 7.00 pm on the 6th of may 1937
Was flight 11 scheduled to fly ON 9 -11- 01?
Yes
Did the Graf Zeppelin fly over Massachusetts in the late 1930s Before the Hindenberg disaster?
I believe so, yes. My grandfather recollects it being seen from Avon, Norfolk County, MA.
Where was the Hindenburg scheduled to fly and how many british was on the airship?
he had flied over the world
Who was captain of hindenberg?
There were several captains of the Hindenberg, but the captain in charge on May 3, 1937 when the ship went up in flames was Max Pruss.
When did the hindenberg crash?
May 6th, 1937
When did the Concorde first fly with passengers?
Scheduled flight started on January 21, 1976
