TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Fire in the Night 4 CHAPTER 2 The Airship Era 8 CHAPTER 3 The Disaster ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24 14
CHAPTER 1 FIRE IN THE NIGHT The date was May 6 1937 The sky was dark The Hindenburg dropped its landing lines It had rained all day and at 7 P.M. the sun was setting 4 CHAPTER 1
Suddenly the air exploded with orange light Flames filled the night sky The giant airship was on fire CHAPTER 1 5
