Movies and TvShows featuring "lakehurst-new-jersey" theme.

Dirigible is a movie set in the early 1930s, following a group of US Navy officers on an expedition to the South Pole using a dirigible. The plot revolves around the rivalry between two pilots as they face various challenges, including a dangerous storm, snow blindness, and the need for self-sacrifice. The story also explores themes of neglected marriage, infidelity, bitterness, and the consequences of divorce and death. The characters must navigate through a series of disasters, including an airplane accident, while trying to maintain their friendship. The climax of the movie involves a heroic rescue mission in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Overall, the movie explores the dangers and sacrifices involved in early airship travel and the resilience of the human spirit.

A home movie made by a passenger on the zeppelin 'Hindenburg' as it flew from Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA starting on 17 September 1936.

Dramatic Universal newsreel footage of the Hindenburg disaster which took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey. Of the 97 people on board (36 passengers, 61 crew), there were 35 fatalities; there was also one death among the ground crew. The actual cause of the fire remains unknown, although a variety of hypotheses have been put forward for both the cause of ignition and the initial fuel for the ensuing fire. The incident shattered public confidence in the giant, passenger-carrying rigid airship and marked the end of the airship era.