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Around 7:00 p.m. local time on May 6, at an altitude of 650 ft (200 m), Hindenburg approached Naval Air Station Lakehurst with Captain Max Pruss at the helm. Twenty-five minutes later, the airship caught fire and crashed, completely engulfed in flames, in only 37 seconds. Of the 36 passengers and 61 crew on board, 13 passengers and 22 crew died. One member of the ground crew was also killed, making a total of 36 lives lost in the disaster.

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The LZ 129 Hindenburg exploded at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey. This disaster happened on May 6, 1937.

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The Hindenburg disaster took place at a Marine Airport called "Lakehurst". It's located in New Jersey (Ocean County), which is in the United States of America.

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It was supposed to be a round trip Frankfurt - New Jersey - Frankfurt. The accident happened during its attempt to dock at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station.

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The Hindenburg exploded in New Jersey.

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