Hindenburg: The Cover Up

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?

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 documentary 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?