1936 in aviation in the united states

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Hindenburg gondola and mooring 1936

Hindenburg gondola and mooring 1936

A closer look at the Hindenburg's gondola as sailors from Lakehurst Naval Air Station use guy poles to help the airship to its mooring. This was the Hindenburg's first US landing on May 9, 1936. Dr. Hugo Ecke... More

Hindenburg Kitchen 1936

Hindenburg Kitchen 1936

Photo of the all-electric kitchen of the Hindenburg. Public domain photograph of electric industrial equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst 2 1936

Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst 2 1936

Photo of the Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst, NJ, on the airship's second arrival in the US.

Hugo Eckener official welcome Hindenburg 1936

Hugo Eckener official welcome Hindenburg 1936

Photo of Dr. Hugo Eckener being officially greeted by the United States after the first landing of the Hindenburg on May 9, 1936. From left: R. Walton Moore, Assistant Secretary of State, Admiral William H. St... More

Hindenburg first landing at Lakehurst 1936

Hindenburg first landing at Lakehurst 1936

Photo of the Hindenburg's first landing at Lakehurst, NJ May 9, 1936. Passengers are seen descending the airship's folding stairs.

Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst 1936

Hindenburg mooring at Lakehurst 1936

Photo of the Hindenburg being moored at Lakehurst, NJ after its first transatlantic crossing to the US. The Olympic rings logo can be seen on the side of the airship.

Hindenburg First US landing 2 1936

Hindenburg First US landing 2 1936

Photo of Dan Russell of NBC News as he broadcasts a report on the first US arrival of the airship Hindenburg. NBC sent a photographer with the news crew covering the arrival. The aircraft's crew can be seen lo... More

Hindenburg First US landing 1 1936

Hindenburg First US landing 1 1936

Photo of NBC News reporter Max Jordan interviewing Hindenburg captain Ernst Lehmann after the airship's first US landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1936. NBC sent a photographer along with its radio news crew... More

Interior view of a Pan Am Sikorsky S-43A (Baby Clipper)

Interior view of a Pan Am Sikorsky S-43A (Baby Clipper)

Posed interior view of passenger cabin of a Pan American Airways (PAA) Sikorsky S-43A Amphibion (Baby Clipper) with seated passengers. Rear access door is open showing a Pan American Airways life ring stowed b... More

US patrol planes over destroyer 1936

US patrol planes over destroyer 1936

A U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY-1 of patrol squadron VP-11F (left) and a P2Y-3 of VP-7F (right) during an exhibition staged for Movietone News off San Diego, California (USA), 14 September 1936. The aircraft laid ... More