Paint, not gas, doomed Hindenburg: scientist

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: June 27, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

LONDON The real cause of the most dramatic air disaster in history, the crash of the airship Hindenburg, has been revealed by new evidence that overturns the official explanation, accepted for the last 60 years.

Until now, the finger of blame has been pointed at the highly flammable hydrogen gas used by the airship, the largest built, which burst into flames at the end of a flight from Germany to America on May 6, 1937.

But new research to be announced next month shows that the disaster would have happened even if modern, nonflammable helium had been used. The real culprit was an explosive mix ...

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