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Lakehurst Naval Air Station in
New Jersey
is a crash site of
the German Hindenburg, the largest rigid airship ever constructed.
In 1936 the 245 m (804 ft) long air ship started her commercial service
between Germany and
North
and South Americas. On May 6, 1937,
while landing after crossings Atlantic, the hydrogen-inflated
Hindenburg burst into flames and was completely destroyed.
That day marked the end of the use of rigid airships in
commercial air transportation. Hangar One which housed many rigid airships (including Hindenburg) is a witness of this disaster.
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