Hindenburg: The Cover Up
The largest aircraft ever flown suddenly turns into a raging fireball, crashing into a New Jersey field and is destroyed in under 40 seconds. Decades later, there are still no definitive answers to the Hindenburg disaster. This illuminating documentary reveals new theories and documents that shed light on a possible cover up and unearths links between the tragic airship and the Nazi party.
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Episode 1: The Titanic of the Skies
The sinister background to the construction and launching of the world’s largest airship.
Airships were considered the leader in worldwide luxury transportation from the early 1900s to the 1930s. And the German built Hindenburg was to be the biggest and the best. But, as this history documentary reveals, there were other reasons why the German authorities wanted the airship to impress the world. It was to be a tool of Nazi propaganda. Could this be a factor in its ultimate demise?
Episode 2: Oh The Humanity
Why have the real reasons behind the tragic Hindenburg disaster never come to light?
The Hindenburg was considered a technological masterwork of the Nazi regime. But in 1937, it came crashing down on foreign soil, embarrassing Hitler and the Germans. This stunning history docum entary tries to unravel the evidence behind the disaster, using rare footage taken at the time of the tragedy, shot from the cabin as the explosion occurred. Were the disaster’s real reasons covered up?
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