181K views · 427 reactions | The flaming crash of the airship Hindenburg in 1936 is one of the most shocking and iconic images of the 20th century, and now, thanks to the discovery of an unknown film, the reasons for the disaster can finally be investigated. Watch the one-hour long premiere of Hindenburg, Monday 14th June at 9pm on National Geographic UK | National Geographic UK | Facebook

The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States. | INSH