
What Happened to the Hindenburg? (Air Disaster)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Is There Evidence of a Bomb?
Investigators never found evidence of a bomb. Suicidal people can get on board aircraft and try to take them down, but it's not very common. The most obvious way to do this would be to shoot something incendiary at the ship. Bazukas didn't come into use until 19 forty two. A bullet from a normal gun would not have been hot enough.
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Transcript

The Hindenburg was one of the most impressive airships ever to fly, and when it crashed in 1937, it shocked the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Hindenburg crash, what happened to make it explode, and whether there was sabotage or even a coverup of the facts of the tragedy.
