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Nobody is sure what happened that day, inquiries held afterwards suggested everything from a lightning strike to deliberate sabotage, although most [[Myth Busters|recent tests]] indicate that it was a combination of factors. The most likely scenario is that a discharge of static electricity ignited a small amount of leaked hydrogen gas, which quickly grew into an unstoppable chain-reaction. Whatever caused it, the crash of the ''Hindenburg'' is an iconic moment in the histories of aviation and broadcasting. It was the end of the use of airships for passenger flights.
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* [[Broadcasting in the United States]] - A historic moment remembered (and replayed) even today.
* [[Cool Airship]] - It remains the largest object made by man to ever fly.
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* [[What Could Possibly Go Wrong?]] - The Germans had not had any trouble with hydrogen in airships before, and believed they were taking adequate safety precautions. The ''Hindenburg'' had been flying back and forth for over a year with no problems. More significantly, the ''Graf Zeppelin'' had been flying for over a decade, and none of the other 120 airships built by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin (it was called "LZ-''129''" for a reason) had spontaneously combusted.
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