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by ncmncm 1686 days ago
Except, they are not flying bombs. Notably, the only people killed when the Hindenberg blew were on board. And, fewer than half of them. The flames in the film were the (very flammable!) gas bag itself and the kerosene fuel. The escaping gas went up and away.

A modern craft would not be made of readily flammable material.

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Your comments are filled with misinformation:

The gas-bag and paint theory is debunked: https://www.airships.net/hindenburg-paint/

The "nobody died from the hydrogen" line is debunked: https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/myths/#advocate...

That the craft is made out of flammable material is debunked: https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/myths/#flammabl...

> The "nobody died from the hydrogen" line is debunked

I don't see that claim in the comments you're replying to.