T he Hindenburg was built by Germans and there were many people of different nationalities on board before it crashed including a German ministry (Colonel). This disaster started the end of the airship transportation. There was a total of ninety two people on the Hindenburg at the time that it crashed. The Hindenburg had a smoking lounge despite being filled with hydrogen at the time. The gas cells for earlier zeppelins were made of goldbeaters skin (the outer membrane of cattle intestines) the cells aboard the Hindenburg used a new material, similar to that used by Americans, which was made by brushing layers of gelatin onto a sheet of cotton; this gelatin film was sandwiched between two layers of cotton to create the fabric for the cells.
