70 Years Since the Death of the Zeppelin

OK, so it was yesterday...

On May 6th, 1937, the Hindenburg burst into flame while attempting to land in Lakehurst, NJ. When that airship went down, it took with it the future of the dirigible.

It was not, however, the end of the airship. The true height of airship use was to come in WWII when the US Navy fielded the K-ship blimps for use primarily in anti-submarine warfare. By the height of the war, Goodyear was producing 11 blimps a month.