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Miles Rhodes, Wine Taster
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About a hundred participants who braved the brisk wind and chilly weather were invited for refreshments to the Lakehurst Historical Society Museum where many interesting exhibits and Hindenburg memorabilia were displayed.
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Richard Hosking, Paranormal Investigator
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During the landing operation, the Airship Hindenburg burst into flame at an altitude of about 200 feet and was burned to destruction by hydrogen fire originating at or near the stern.
This is a reference to a news report about the explosion of the Hindenburg airship in 1937.
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Zhang Xian Qian, Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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rim ding Hindenburg - With Swastika $10.
rim ding Hindenburg - No Swastika $4.
rim ding Hindenburg - With Swastika $18.
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Jake Farley, Truck Driver
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Larger than the Hindenburg, the CargoLifter is designed to carry 160 ton payloads up to 10,000 km across the earth's surface at a single economical pop.
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Jack Crawford, WWII Veteran
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It was first heard on the air with the crash of the dirigible Hindenburg, in 1937 at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and during the Munich crisis in 1938, and sounded again with the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
President Hindenburg then appointed Schleicher as Chancellor, the latter having assured the President that he could get the support of the Nazis in the Reichstag.
When Hindenburg and Ludendorff assumed leadership of the army they did not hesitate to make their opposition to a politically negotiated peace felt.
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Josh Hogan, Commander
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Due to stormy weather, the "Hindenburg" is unable to land immediately at the Lakehurst naval air station as planned, but has to wait circling for some three hours first.
On any runway a B 747 400 could zoom over your canopy and land in front of you or the airship Hindenburg may serenely cross the end of the field ahead.
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