Monday, May 7, 2012

The Hindenburg...

I suspect that some of my younger colleagues have never even heard of the Hindenburg.  Having grown up in New Jersey (site of the disaster), and having learned about it just 25 years or so after it happened, it's something I've long been interested in.

Here's an article about a still-living member of the ground crew on that fateful day, and his recollections of the event.  One thing that caught my eye: he lives very close to my parents, in Charlottesville, Virginia...

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