Colorized LZ-129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in 1936.

Colorized a photo of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, NJ taken on May 10, 1936. (The older and smaller Graf Zepellin is in the distant background.) This was the largest commercial airship ever constructed, and unless helium dirigibles are revived, it remains the largest for all time. It was supposed to be the pride of Nazi Germany just 3 years before the invasion of Poland that started WWII. After making its first South American flight late March 1937, the Hindenburg left Frankfurt for Lakehurst on the night of 3 May on its fateful first scheduled round trip between Europe and North America, With the most luxurious appointments for its passengers matching those of the Titanic, it arrived in Lakehurst, NJ 3 days later when, as it attempted to be moored, erupted in a ball of flame that would rival a small nuclear mushroom cloud. Hitler didn't take the hint of this ominous event. The fire that destroyed the Hindenburg started at the tail section where the Nazi swastika logo was located. A comparative photo on the Hindenburg airship and the largest modern commercial and military aircraft is presented to show the relative sizes.