The Hindenburg Disaster - Video

The Hindenburg Disaster is one of the classic disasters of the 20th century.   But despite the violent fire, most of the crew and passengers survived. Of the 36 passengers and 61 crew, 13 passengers and 22 crew died. Most deaths were not caused directly by the fire but were from jumping from the burning ship. Those passengers who rode the ship on its descent to the ground survived.

Another interesting point with this classic footage was that the audio commentary was initially intended for radio and later dubbed to the video footage and aired later. This was not live TV as it appears.  It was audio and video recorded separately and put together later.

The Hindenburg also became the theme of Led Zeppelin's first album cover - with the inside joke that the band would take off like a lead zeppelin (meaning they would never get off the ground).