Hindenburg Over New York City

Glide above a gasping metropolis with Hindenburg Over New York City, a breathtaking archival clip capturing the German airship’s majestic drift over Manhattan on May 6, 1937, mere hours before its fiery end. This mid-century reel soars—LZ-129 Hindenburg, a silver titan dwarfing skyscrapers, casts its swastika-emblazoned shadow over the Empire State, crowds spill into streets, necks crane skyward as engines hum a low, fateful drone. The camera sweeps—Hudson glints, skyscrapers pierce haze, a Pathé biplane darts for the shot—a mid-20th-century lens on a marvel turned omen, its hydrogen heart ticking toward Lakehurst’s doom. Archival Moments revives this skyward spectacle—subscribe to drift through more from the reels of history!