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by stan_rogers 1715 days ago
The aluminized dope was an extremely flammable substance.
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Sources say otherwise:

A myth has taken hold that the “paint” on the Hindenburg’s skin — rather than its flammable hydrogen lifting gas — was somehow responsible for the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, and this myth somehow persists even though it has been debunked by photographic evidence, scientific analysis, historical research, and even the TV show MythBusters.

https://www.airships.net/hindenburg-paint/

The Mythbusters episode:

https://mythresults.com/episode70