Before the Hindenburg crashed and killed 36 of its passengers in 1937, the aircraft first passed by New York, a year earlier. The flight came from Frankfurt, Germany, and was seen as a novel way of traveling through air. Unfortunately, it – and any aircraft similar to it – would never again see the light of day.
The Hindenburg, unfortunately, crashed near New Jersey’s Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, taking with it its passengers. A total of 97 people were on board the tragic flight.
Ford’s 999
As early as 1902, Henry Ford considered creating a vehicle that would help him set a speed record, completing a mile in 39.4 seconds. In 1904, he was able to achieve his dream.
In this picture, he is shown standing by racecar driver Barney Oldfield, who was lucky enough to drive that car (aka Ford 999) on the frozen Lake St Clair and break the record.
Water Landings
Before the moon landing occurred in 1969, NASA’s Apollo 1 mission made sure its astronauts were prepared for the worst. In an effort to practice all types of landings, including landing on a body of water, Apollo 1 made sure it tried to simulate the effort of being on one.
Astronaut Gus Grissom can be seen in this picture sitting nearest to the mock-up of the space capsule. Meanwhile, other astronauts such as Roger Chaffee and Ed White similarly make an appearance in this image.
Don’t Mess With the Queen
Never underestimate the power of an old woman who also happens to be a Queen. This 1993 photograph of Her Royal Highness shows that the Queen still looks elegant despite toting an L85 battle rifle.
Though she is closely being assisted and guarded by a soldier, she was able to unload one on her own, when she was in Surrey, England. This rifle-shooting Queen means business.
The Soviet Rocket
Probably one of the things that contributed most to space exploration was the US and the Soviet Union trying to one-up each other for a considerable amount of time. This is one of the results.
What you are looking at is a 1982 Soviet booster rocket. Here it is being positioned on the launchpad in order to eventually be used to send a Russian spacecraft named Soyuz T-6 into orbit. The spacecraft's final destination was the space station "Salyut 7."