(The FBI examined some suspicious footprints at one point but found nothing.) Another theory suggested a small plane had fired on the Hindenburg from above. An incendiary bullet fired from the ground was one possibility. The conspiratorially inclined also had a variety of theories regarding the means of destruction. Those included communists, anti-Nazi Germans, Jews and Spaniards presumably angered by Germany’s support for the fascist leader Francisco Franco.Īt least one correspondent suggested it was an inside job, that the Nazis themselves had blown up the Hindenburg for the insurance money. Many suggested that anti-Nazi elements were responsible. While many correspondents suggested technical explanations for the disaster, the ones who favored sabotage showed the American imagination in full flower. 1960 Mirabal sisters assassinated by Trujillo regime
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