The Hindenburg disaster

Benoit, Peter, 1955-

Book 2011

Describes the crash of the Hindenburg airship in 1937, relaying the history of international airship flight and the events leading to the disaster, and explains what measures have been taken to make airship travel safer.

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Hindenburg (Airship) Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9780531290255
9780531289952
9780531206263
0531290255
0531289958
0531206262

Description:

48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

A ball of flame : what happened on May 6, 1937?
Airships : what was the Hindenburg?
The Hindenburg's history : what was it like to fly on the Hindenburg?
The big truth : Hindenburg's 1936 transatlantic flights : how did the Hindenburg cross the Atlantic Ocean?
The final flight : do we know what caused the Hindenburg disaster?
True statistics
Important words

LCCN:

2010045931

Control Number:

841016

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