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Hindenburg — Part 1
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The
wounded
were
immediately
taken
out
and
taken
to
the
hospital
until
the
available
space
was
exhausted.
1
guard
was
immediately
established
to
prevent
anything
being
stolen
from
the
ship.
Of
the
97
persons
on
board,
59
mebers
of
the
crew
survived
and
Eh
of
the
passengers
survived.
Twelve
passengers
are
dead
and
22
members
of
the
crew
are
dead.
One
member
of
the
ground
crew
was
burned
and
subsequently
died
on
May
6,
1957.
Commander
Rosendahl
read
into
the
record
the
various
specifications
of
the
Hindenburg
which
will
be
available
and
lr
eluded,
if
desirable,
in
a
later
report.
The
Hindenburg
normally
carries
a
crew
of
about
h0
and
in
addition,
carries
various
trainees.
Commander
Rosendahl
indicated
the
ship
had
not
touched
the
ground
until
the
fire
brought
her
down.
The
ropes
had
been
on
the
ground
at
let
four
minutes
before
the
fire
and
explosions
occurred.
As
the
ship
approached,
they
had
dropped
water
ballasts,
but
this
water
ballast
does
not
come
to
the
ground
in
a
direct
stream
and
would
possibly
eliminate
the
idea
of
being
a
static
conductor.
The
control
system
of
the
gas
valves
is
a
manual
operation
located
in
the
control
cabin.
There
are
also
individual
valves
on
the
individual
cells
which
could
be
released.
These
valves
are
only
worked
when
instructions
are
given
by
the
officer
in
charge
of
the
control
car.
There
is
also
an
automatic
alarm
system
which
shows
the
exact
pressure
in
the
various
cells.
it
times
the
gas
is
released
from
the
various
cells
in
order
to
main-
tain
the
equilibrium
of
the
ship,
such
as
occurs
when
the
fuel
oil
is
used
up.
F.
W}
Von
Meistor
was
the
second
witness
called
at
the
hearing,
he
being
located
at
55h
Fourth
avenue,
New
York
City,
and
Vice-President
of
the
American
Zeppelin
Transport
Company,
the
Agents
for
the
Hindenburg
in
the
United
States.
He
further
elaborated
upon
the
arrangements
as
made
through
the
German
ambassador
and
the
State
Department
for
the
18
trips
of
the
Hin-
denburg
during
the
present
year.
He
indicated
he
was
present
on
6,
1957
when
the
Hindenburg
attempted
a
landing.
ship
was
to
land
at
approximately
6 a.
m.
on
1957;
that
it
was
delayed,
and
as
a
result
of
the
field
on
Hay
He
indicated
the
Thursday,
Hay
6,
contact
with
the
6 p.
m.
the
same
the
field
in
the
ship,
they
later
arranged
date.
Be
referred
to
the
afternoon
of
may
6,
193?.
first
appeared
over
the
field
hetween
5250
for
a
landing
at
storm
conditions
over
He
advised
the
ship
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