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On this date in 1937

Posted on 05/06/2018 8:55:24 AM PDT by Bull Snipe

The Dirigible LZ 129 "Hindenburg" explodes, burns and crashes as it approaches the mooring mast at NAS Lakehurst NJ. Killed in this disaster are 22 air crewmen, 13 passengers and 1 ground crewman


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1937; airships
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To: Bull Snipe

My grandfather was a 13 year old kid when he saw that happen in 1937. 7 years later he would turn 20 years old just 4 days after landing at Omaha Beach.


21 posted on 05/06/2018 3:31:15 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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Hell of a 20th birthday for your grand dad. My salute to him.


22 posted on 05/06/2018 3:38:17 PM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: Bull Snipe

“All the suffering, all the humanity”
Les Nessman at the WKRP turkey drop


23 posted on 05/06/2018 6:21:10 PM PDT by Figment
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