Lakehurst, New Jersey - Hindenburg Crash Site

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Address:
2650 Route 547, Lakehurst, NJ
Directions:
To tour the crash site you need to call the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society at least two weeks in advance to register and be approved (U.S. citizens only): 732-818-7520. Tours are given every Wednesday and on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month (no 4th Sat. in winter). At the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. Garden State Parkway exit 81A (Lakehurst/Toms River) to Hwy 37 West. At the traffic circle, follow the signs to Route 70 West, then turn right onto Route 547 (Gulf station, McDonalds on left). The entrance to the base will be on the left.
Hours:
Tours W and 2nd, 4th Sa of month by appt.. (Call to verify)
Phone:
732-818-7520

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Hindenburg Crash Site. Lakehurst, New Jersey - Hindenburg Crash Site
Where the Nazi zeppelin Hindenburg crashed in 1937, ending a generation's dreams of luxury airships. Oh, the hu...whatever. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

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I worked at WCOA in Pensacola, Florida and the story is that an engineer at the station was "taping" the network news which ended right before the Hindenburg Crash in Lakehurst, NJ. Stations stopped their wire recorders and rewound the "tape" to play it "live" but WCOA delayed their coverage until a local program ended several minutes later. The engineer played the news at the end of the local program. Stations that carried the news live didn't record the coverage of the Hindenburg Crash but only WCOA kept the tape going long enough to hear the whole story and from what I have heard, every time you hear the fellow saying..."Oh the humanity..." it was recorded on WCOA in Pensacola, which at that time was in The Hotel San Carlos on Garden at Palafox in the city of Five Flags. [Jack Hixon, 08/21/1997]

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