The Hindenburg was a zeppelin operating as a passenger service aircraft in the 1930s by Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei. The Hindenburg set a record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 42 hours. The D-138 was modeled after the Hindenburg.
In March 1939, American archaeologist Indiana Jones privately reflected that the Lakehurst, New Jersey airport could scare anyone like Bates due to it being where the Hindenburg had exploded a few years ago, killing countless people. He then compared the enormous zeppelin at the Lakehurst hangar as a giant against the legendary "dwarfish" Hindenburg.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The real LZ 129 Hindenburg was in service for transatlantic flights between Germany, South America and New Jersey from 1936 to May 1937, when it caught fire while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The Hindenburg disaster effectively ended the use of rigid airships for passenger service, which makes the presence of the D-138 zeppelin in 1938 during the events of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade anachronistic.[2]
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings novel (Mentioned only) (Cancelled)
- Indiana Jones und das Schiff der Götter (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis comic (Mentioned only)
