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Seen at pa ne me cae A iene A ra I rss v purst out of the port side, appeared to be a little above and aft of the rear port motor and ahead of the rear port fin. Further, that this blaze was four or five feet wide and was a good sized one, being red- dish in color. He believes that after he saw the flame he heard an explosion. At this time Bishop informed that his job on most lichter- than=air projects had to do with gas cells. He stated that upon exan- ining the wreckage of the Hindenburg in a prefunctory manner, he noticed what appeared to him to be a temporary tackle installed on the horizontal rigging on the after part of the ship. He also stated that in his op- inion cross rudders can be dangerous if one fouls the other. In response to inquiry he stated that the Hindenburg ap- peared to be under control, but in connection therewith he stated that it is his opinion that the ship sould have been steered with only one rudder being operated properly. Also in response to inquiry he stated that the starboard rudder appeared to him to be fifteen degrees out of line with the other rudder. He also stated that neither of the rud=- ders appeared to move while he was watching them, He further stated that the ship did not appear to him to be getting into the wind as she cams in to land the way that she should heave. Upon further interrogation Bishop stated that it is true that the zeppelin made a sharp turn to the left, and that such a man- ceuver should not indicate that there was any rudder difficulty being encountered on the part of the ship's crew, and that the approach to the mooring mast made by the Hindenburg was a rapid one and he admitted that it would be likely that if a steering difficulty was being en- countered, that the ship's approach would be slow, 4 Bishop informed that de to his position at the time of the attempted landing of the ship, he was not qualified to comment on the condition of the aft port motor, alata There was also called to testify before the Board of In~ quiry, Department of Commerce, on May 13, 1937, MAX HENNERBERG, who Was a room steward on board the Hindenburg at the time that she arrived at Lakehurst on May 6, 1937. At the time that this individual testi- fied it was necessary to utilize the services of Sydney Be Smith as interpreter. Smith is a representative of the State Department from Washington, BP. C.