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Luftschiffbau Zeppelin

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Commerce Department Board of Inquiry chaired by Colonel South Trimble Jr., and a German inquiry led by the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin company with Nazi government oversight. German inquiry proposes electrostatic discharge as most probable cause. Luftschiffbau Zeppelin investigation suggests static spark between framework and grounded mooring line; remains leading theory but unproven.

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The Hindenburg Disaster

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U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Air Commerce

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