The Zeppelin Company had proposed LZ 128 in 1929, after the world flight of the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin. This ship was … See more

Four years after construction began in 1932, Hindenburg made its maiden test flight from the Zeppelin dockyards at Friedrichshafen on March 4, 1936, with 87 passengers and crew aboard. These included th… See more

After making the first South American flight of the 1937 season in late March, Hindenburg left Frankfurt for Lakehurst on the evening of 3 May, on its first scheduled round trip between Europe and North America th… See more

• Charlie Chan was a passenger aboard the Hindenburg in the 1937 film Charlie Chan at the Olympics.
• An image of the burning airship was used as the cover of Led Zeppelin's self-titled debut album (1969). … See more

Data from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History site
General characteristics
• Crew: 40 to 61
• Capacity: 50–70 passengers… See more