Lakehurst Hangar No. 1
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Hangar No. 1 is an airship hangar located at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. It was the intended destination of the rigid airship LZ 129 Hindenburg prior to the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937, when it burned while landing. Built in 1921, it is one of the oldest surviving structures associated with that period's development of lighter-than-air flight. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[2]
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Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst Naval Air Station | |
Location | JB MDL Lakehurst, Manchester Township, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°1′44.44″N 74°18′59.79″W |
Area | 211,434 square feet (19,640 m2) |
Built | 1921 (1921) |
NRHP reference No. | 68000031 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 23, 1968[1] |
Designated NHL | May 23, 1968[2] |
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