MadeforTVdramarecreatingtheMay1937disasterinwhichtheGermanairshiptheHindenburgcaughtfire.TheHindenburgwasthelargestairshipintheworldandasymbolofgrowingGermancommercialandmilitarypower.Initiallydesignedtousethenon-flammableheliumasaliftinggas,theUSembargoonheliumexportsforcedtheuseofhydrogeninstead.Thisprovedcatastrophicwhen,dockinginNewJerseyin1937,theshipcaughtfireandburnedfuriouslybeforetheeyesoftheworld.ThedramafollowssomeoftheHindenburgspassengers,includinganairshipdesigner,GestapoagentsandfleeingJews,astheyjourneytowardstragedy.由德国人所设计的「兴登堡号」飞船，以804英尺的长度名列史上最壮观的载客飞船
