Hindenburg Journey

I t was the year 1937 the day was May 6th . this was going to be the farthest anything this big would fly The Hindenburg was to fly across the Atlantic ocean. The Hindenburg was going to make a huge difference It had been made in Germany and after 30 years of travel on commercial zeppelins Germany had decided to make a leap in air travel. The huge travel in flight was a huge deal that everyone wanted to see. This made Germany an amazing place that was about to lead the Way in air travel. The Hindenburg was a lot bigger Than any other zeppelin it was the same length of the titanic This was like putting the titanic in the air and making It fly it was unimaginable.

The Hindenburg was flying and was to land at Lakehurst new jersey. The Hindenburg was going to be the best …show more content…
When it was landing the workers had let out hydrogen dioxide to lower it to the ground. This gas that was released was not good for the Hindenburg this had caused a fire. This fire had engulfed the whole entire Hindenburg. Sending it burning to the ground in 32 seconds. People had jumped out of the Hindenburg as it was falling to the ground to save their lives. A few of these people had lived then again a few had died. There were 35 deaths on the Hindenburg.

This was a manmade mistake and it had caused deaths and sadness around everywhere. The firefighters had tried to put up the fire as it burnt and the ground around it had been burning therefore it was difficult to put out the fire. This disaster happened 79 years ago we have discovered new ways to better air travel. There are still accidents that happen but the Hindenburg was definitely one of the worst. For all of the work and money Germany had spent on it the Hindenburg was just another mistake. Then again the Hindenburg had helped people everywhere and it has showed us mistakes that should not be made again and without failure you cannot have