Lets kick off the week with a…I’m almost said ‘bang’ but halted myself just in time, preventing a rare lapse in taste on my part. The Hindenburg disaster of 1937 was documented by a number of newsreel companies, with the above British Pathe footage probably being the…I almost said the ‘most enjoyable to watch’ but again caught myself before another regrettable lapse in taste. The actual story of the Hindenburg, it’s survivors, the never-solved reasons for the explosion and the various conspiracy theories that have surrounded the tragic air disaster are covered in this fascinating Wikipedia article which makes highly…I almost said ‘enjoyable reading’ but, well…you know…By the way, did you know the last survivor of the tragedy lived until 2019? I didn’t. In fact, I didn’t know anyone had survived the crash. A lifetime of traumatic recollections can’t have been a good thing. On that note, I hope you find the above footage elucidating and a fitting beginning to the coming week of vintage air disasters. You’re welcome.