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#OTD in 1925, severe turbulence caused the airship USS Shenandoah to crash near Caldwell, Ohio. Fourteen members of the crew were killed in the accident. Locals quickly looted the wreck of everything that could be carried away including the crew's personal effects before Navy officials could arrive. | U.S. Naval Institute

181K views · 427 reactions | The flaming crash of the airship Hindenburg in 1936 is one of the most shocking and iconic images of the 20th century, and now, thanks to the discovery of an unknown film, the reasons for the disaster can finally be investigated. Watch the one-hour long premiere of Hindenburg, Monday 14th June at 9pm on National Geographic UK | National Geographic UK | Facebook