The last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster has died, family says

Doehner, 90, passed away at a hospital in Laconia, New Hampshire, on November 8, his son, Bernie Doehner, told CNN. Werner Doehner was 8 years old on May 6, 1937, when the infamous airship went up in flames and crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people. Doehner's sister and father were among them. Sixty-two people survived.

During the first half of the 20th century, airships -- some measuring longer than two football fields -- traversed the world's oceans. The Hindenburg had sleeping berths for 72 passengers, dining areas, a lounge, a bar and a promenade. Despite the fact that modern airships use non-flammable helium to achieve flight, the Hindenburg tragedy made any return to the widespread use of airships for travel unlikely, experts say.

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