120 - The Hindenburg Disaster

Oh the humanity! A new episode has landed (crashed). It's one of the most documented disasters of the 20th Century, but what really happened to The Hindenburg? What could possibly bring down the largest vessel that has ever flown? An acrobat, Nazi...

Do Go On · Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

February 7, 20181h 26m

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

https://www.space.com/16595-montgolfiers-first-balloon-flight.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-Graf-von-Zeppelin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airship_accidents

http://mentalfloss.com/article/19442/blimp-vs-zeppelin-whats-difference

http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/

http://www.history.com/news/the-hindenburg-disaster-9-surprising-facts

https://www.livescience.com/58959-hindenburg-crash.html

http://www.unmuseum.org/mob/hindenburg.htm

Seconds From Disaster (National Geographic)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V14MgfKNnc

http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/a-very-brief-history-of-airships/

http://www.zeppelinhistory.com/rigid-airships-history/history-of-rigid-airships/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster#Lightning_hypothesis

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/hindenburg-mystery-solved-after-76-years-8517996.html

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