Made for TV drama recreating the May 1937 disaster in which the German airship the Hindenburg caught fire. The Hindenburg was the largest airship in the world and a symbol of growing German commercial and military power. Initially designed to use the non-flammable helium as a lifting gas, the US embargo on helium exports forced the use of hydrogen instead. This proved catastrophic when, docking in New Jersey in 1937, the ship caught fire and burned furiously before the eyes of the world. The drama follows some of the Hindenburg's passengers, including an airship designer, Gestapo agents and fleeing Jews, as they journey towards tragedy.
由德國人所設計的「興登堡號」飛船，以804英尺的長度名列史上最壯觀的載客飛船。它優美的外觀線條加上內部一流的設備有如豪華的空中遊輪，能搭乘此船可說是一生中極盡奢華的享受。然而，發生在1937年的一場重大災難事件，徹底終止了飛船的黃金年代。興登堡號在降落時發生爆炸意外，熊熊烈火將整艘船燃燒殆盡。
故事講述一九三九年，一艘滿載各式人等飛往紐約的德國造興登堡飛船，在抵達紐約上空時發生爆炸，造成了歷史上的大悲劇。