For decades, airships were treated as a failed technology buried by the Hindenburg disaster and the rise of modern aviation.

A rarely seen video showing a different angle of the Hindenburg airship disaster in New Jersey has been released to the public for the first time in 77 years. The video, which was found decades ago by ...

Whether for tourism, advertising, geological surveys or cargo shipping, the humble balloon has always had a reason to stay ...

The Hindenburg airship is most closely associated with the disaster that took place on May 6, 1937, but before tragedy struck, it spent a short but notable life in service, transporting passengers ...

Flights of fancy -- The early attempts -- Going the distance -- His Majesty's Airship R34 -- Transatlantic airliners -- Disaster over the Humber -- The Amerikaschiff -- Zeppelin fever -- Linking the ...

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NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- Nancy Sheppard is a local historian shining a light on a forgotten disaster. It’s a history lesson that every person in Hampton Roads should hear. “It spent 95 years being ...

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