LZ 129 Hindenburg

The LZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German rigid airship, known as a zeppelin, used for passenger travel in the 1930s. It was filled with hydrogen, a flammable gas, which made it lightweight and able to carry passengers across long distances. On its final flight in 1937, while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the Hindenburg caught fire suddenly, resulting in a tragic disaster that killed 36 people. The incident was widely televised and marked the decline of passenger zeppelin travel, highlighting safety concerns with hydrogen as a lifting gas.