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HINDENBURG AIRSHIP. Aluminum alloy section of struts from the zeppelin Hindenburg,
5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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HINDENBURG AIRSHIP.
Aluminum alloy section of struts from the zeppelin Hindenburg, 28.5 x 13 x 12 inches.
Provenance: Salvaged from Perth Amboy, NJ, scrapyard, 1937; thence, by descent.
CRASHED AND BURNED, LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, MAY 6, 1937: ONE OF THE LARGEST KNOWN STRUT SECTIONS FROM HINDENBURG LZ-129. The explosion of the Hindenburg on May 6, 1937 signaled the end of hydrogen-inflated dirigibles as commercial air vehicles. This girder section, although very large, is strikingly light. It is made of Duralumin, an age-hardenable aluminium alloy developed by Alfred Wilm. A fine example, one of the nicest, both in size and preservation, outside of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society.
Provenance: Salvaged from Perth Amboy, NJ, scrapyard, 1937; thence, by descent.
CRASHED AND BURNED, LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, MAY 6, 1937: ONE OF THE LARGEST KNOWN STRUT SECTIONS FROM HINDENBURG LZ-129. The explosion of the Hindenburg on May 6, 1937 signaled the end of hydrogen-inflated dirigibles as commercial air vehicles. This girder section, although very large, is strikingly light. It is made of Duralumin, an age-hardenable aluminium alloy developed by Alfred Wilm. A fine example, one of the nicest, both in size and preservation, outside of the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society.



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