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The TRUTH Behind the Hindenburg Disaster | History's Greatest Mysteries (Season 5)

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For decades, experts believed they knew what caused the Hindenburg disaster: that leaking hydrogen ignited--causing the airship to burst into flames. But there may be more to this story. See more in this clip from Season 5, Episode 10, "The Hindenburg Disaster." Watch all new episodes of History's Greatest Mysteries, Mondays at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at history.com/schedule. #HistorysGreatestMysteries Subscribe for more from History's Greatest Mysteries and other great The HISTORY Channel shows: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Find out more about the series and watch full episodes on our site: http://histv.co/HistorysGreatestMysteries Check out exclusive The HISTORY Channel content: History Newsletter - www.history.com/newsletter Website - http://www.history.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/History Twitter - https://twitter.com/history The HISTORY® Channel is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network’s all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, premium documentaries, and scripted event programming. History’s Greatest Mysteries is a one-hour documentary series that examines the top theories surrounding the world’s most enigmatic unsolved mysteries. Hosted and narrated by Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Laurence Fishburne, each episode unpacks these puzzles with contributions from top historians, authors, scientists, and researchers. From unsolved crimes to lost and buried treasures, and the deaths and disappearances of famous figures, History’s Greatest Mysteries will explore possible explanations to some of the world’s most confounding events. HISTORY® is the leading destination for award-winning original series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive, and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network’s all-original programming slate features a roster of hit series, premium documentaries, and scripted event programming.

Top Comments (10)

@HISTORY 2024-06-10

Watch all new episodes of History's Greatest Mysteries, Mondays at 9/8c, and stay up to date on all of your favorite The HISTORY Channel shows at history.com/schedule.

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@SportyAussieGirl23 2025-06-22

It still amazes me that ANYONE managed to survive & walk away from this. Traumatised but still alive .

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@georgesouthwick7000 2025-07-07

When you see the video of this catastrophe, it is absolutely amazing that anyone survived.

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@kennethkobylakiewicz3157 2024-06-12

My grandfather, a young local physician rushed to the scene.Many victims suffered from high impact trauma from the fall and not so much burns as he would later explain.

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@miamimercenary9623 2025-07-27

I‘m always in awe of older videos like this where guys are working, no safety equipment, no harness, and no fear. Just going about their day 100 something feet in the air welding a frame together. Whistling, wondering when’s lunch, casually being awesome. It’s so wild to me that was just normal. It’s also wild to have a smoking room on a huge hydrogen propelled flying machine. One stray cigarette.. oh never mind

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@Retiredguy79 2025-10-04

I grew up in Lakehurst 3rd generation. My great grandfather was part of the landing crew. He survived but his back was broken from the frame of the Hindenburg.

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@Newjedi-g5l 2024-12-29

Never did see the TRUTH as advertised for the video!!! 🤔

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@gearsmashking6880 2025-01-10

I sometimes wonder; if the Hindenburg hadn't gone up in flames and injured/killed several people, would we be traveling by a more modern, safer, and faster airship today? Or would we still have found our way to passenger planes, cruise ships, and long-distance passenger trains? I know no one can accurately answer that, but it's interesting to think about.

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@niccymak8243 2025-05-15

I saw it to the end. I did not disover the truth.

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@shadaxgaming 2025-02-27

5:44 - I was very confused when he reported the number of people on board followed by a dramatic "ALL perished in this event." I had to relisten to realize he meant "OF the 97 people on board, only SOME perished as a result of the disaster" (the numbers he gives after the 97)

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