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The airship Hindenburg was destroyed by fire at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 6 May 1937.

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Is it true that the airship Hindenburg was destroyed by fire at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 6 May 1937?

Yes. Multiple independent sources, including a contemporaneous 1937 newspaper report and reference works, state that the Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on 6 May 1937.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 12 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 12
Lakehurst, New Jersey
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Lakehurst, New Jersey. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakehurst,_New_Jersey

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Hindenburg disaster - Wikipedia
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Hindenburg disaster - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster

[Photograph of the Hindenburg over Lakehurst, New Jersey]
1936
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[Photograph of the Hindenburg over Lakehurst, New Jersey]. (1936). texashistory.unt.edu. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth556580/

The Hindenburg disaster of 1937
2008
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The Hindenburg disaster of 1937. (2008). site.ebrary.com. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10283296

The Hindenburg Accident
1938
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The Hindenburg Accident. (1938). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21949/1511799

The rescue adventure of Stenny Green, Hindenburg crash eyewitness
2011
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sky, B. E. C. T. i. R. i. C. F. 1. F. i. t. (2011). The rescue adventure of Stenny Green, Hindenburg crash eyewitness. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/rescueadventureo0000bern

The rescue adventure of Stenny Green, Hindenburg crash eyewitness
2011
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Carlson, B. E. (2011). The rescue adventure of Stenny Green, Hindenburg crash eyewitness. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/rescueadventureo0000bern_k9d9

Remembering Pearl Harbor: You don't know Jack
2008
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Remembering Pearl Harbor: You don't know Jack. (2008). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1109/mpot.2008.930479

HINDENBURG INQUIRY (Evening Post, 17 May 1937)
1937
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HINDENBURG INQUIRY (Evening Post, 17 May 1937). (1937). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370517.2.60

HINDENBURG WRECKED (Evening Post, 07 May 1937)
1937
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HINDENBURG WRECKED (Evening Post, 07 May 1937). (1937). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370507.2.99.1

The "Hindenburg" Disaster: Combining Physics and History in the Laboratory
2017
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A., D. G. (2017). The "Hindenburg" Disaster: Combining Physics and History in the Laboratory. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4981031

Photomontage of the Hermitage garden, Congressmen buying poppies, blimp fuel stored in New Jersey, and an ad. Nashville Tennessean, 1929 June 9.
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Photomontage of the Hermitage garden, Congressmen buying poppies, blimp fuel stored in New Jersey, and an ad. Nashville Tennessean, 1929 June 9.. (n.d.). nashville.contentdm.oclc.org. http://nashville.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15769coll19/id/1235

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