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On May 6, 1937 the Hindenburg arrived
over America at 11:40 a.m. on its first voyage of the year. It’s landing was delayed due to thunderstorms over New Jersey.
Commander Max Prüss, the ship’s captain, flew over New York, and along the coast, waiting for the rain to pass. At 6:12
p.m., Charles E. Rosendahl, the commanding officer at Lakehurst Naval Air Station at the time, sent a message to the captain
saying, "Conditions now considered suitable for landing," and 11 minutes later another message came saying, "Recommend landing
now." It took only 40 minutes to begin its disastrous landing.
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