Lakehurst, New Jersey: Crash Site of the Hindenburg
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Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station
- Address:
- 2650 Hwy 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. 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 US Hwy 70 W., then turn right onto Hwy 547 (McDonalds on left). The entrance to the base will be on the left.
- Hours:
- Nov-Mar 2nd Sa of month, Apr-Oct 2nd, 4th Sa of month, by appt. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 732-818-7520
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Crash Site of the HindenburgWhere the Nazi zeppelin Hindenburg crashed in 1937, ending a generation's dreams of luxury airships. Museum of artifacts in the huge hangar. Roadsideamerica.com Report... [04/26/2009]
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Tried calling to set up a tour. Called three times over three weeks - no return call. Finally called on Saturday afternoon. The person on the other end [the tour guide?] said, "I work heating and air conditioning, busy season, don't get home until after 9:00." Poor communication on their end. Call them months in advance if you want to see this. Unfortunately it didn't work out for us.
[Don Stevens, 08/08/2012]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]Nearby Offbeat Places
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