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A 5 page paper which examines the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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one of the most famous events in 20th century history and seemed to bring an end to the possibility of air travel via dirigible. The following paper examines this historical
1937 event, discussing the possibilities and the likely reasons behind the disaster. The Hindenburg Disaster The Hindenburg was actually a very big gamble for the Zeppelin Company. "She
still holds the record as the largest aircraft ever to fly but, as majestic and awe-inspiring as she was, the Hindenburg was meant to be only the first of a
fleet. History dictated that she was to be the first of only two" (The Hindenburg, 2004). And, interestingly enough, the Hindenburg was never initially really meant to have hydrogen within.
It was first planned that the dirigible be filled with a non explosive compound, helium (The Hindenburg, 2004). The company needed money to keep going and this altered the
original plans of the Hindenburg. It was during the Great Depression and the only people offering large sums of money to the company were the Nationalist Socialist Party, the Nazis
(The Hindenburg, 2004). The Hindenburg, along with the companys other dirigible, the Graf, possessed swastikas on the sides and were known to have dropped quite a bit of propaganda down
over Germany. Meanwhile, the United States, who possessed the only natural deposits of helium became more and more suspicious. As such any desire to allow the company to gain access
to helium was decreasing. "He had been forced to seek help form a government that he did not like at all (his own) and because of this, a government who
he got along with well was denying him what he needed for his new zeppelin" (The Hindenburg, 2004). The airship was then filled with hydrogen and on "March 4,
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