Great Mysteries and Myths of the Twentieth Century (1998)

Episode Overview

In the 1930s, the Hindenburg airship symbolized the technological prowess of Nazi Germany, boasting the ability to transport sixty passengers luxuriously across the Atlantic. However, after encountering an electrical storm, the massive vessel arrived at Lakehurst, New Jersey, over an hour late. As it attempted to land, disaster struck when the airship suddenly erupted in flames, resulting in the tragic loss of most passengers and crew members. Newly uncovered archival footage from inside the airship reveals signs of an explosion. Was this catastrophic event simply an accident, or could it have been the act of a crew member involved in anti-Nazi sabotage who miscalculated the timing on his bomb?