Hindenburg LZ129 Flown Duraluminum from Control Car Relic Display

Hindenburg LZ 129 rare flown duraluminum structure from the control car of this famous airship - recovered from the Lakehurst Naval Air Station crash site in 1937 - with unique original green preservative coating and some fire/heat damage from the May 6, 1937 explosion. This large piece is paired with Ron Cole's stunning original artwork of the Hindenburg in flight over Manhattan c. 1936, combined in this 13x19-inch wall-hanging display that's signed & numbered by the artist.   

The wreckage of the Hindenburg was mostly melted for scrap. Over 150,000 pounds of frame metal went to the National Bronze and Aluminum Foundry Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, whose contract forbade the use of the metal for "ash trays, book ends or any similar articles." Thus, authentic material, especially metal, will forever remain extremely rare and difficult to find. 

These duraluminum Hindenburg parts were recovered from the scene of the crash by Valentine Pasvolsky, who was the township engineer of nearby Lakewood, New Jersey. A Russian immigrant and veteran of both World Wars, he personally drove crash victims to the hospital, making several trips. His grandson, from whom these parts were acquired, remembers his grandfather retelling the story, and bringing these parts out of a box to show him. Valentine passed away in 1980. His grandson rediscovered the parts only in 2020, and provided a letter of provenance, as well as several newspaper articles about his grandfather, with this collection. All are 100% guaranteed to have been recovered from the Lakehurst crash site of the airship and originate from LZ 129. 

A copy of the provenance (ABOVE) will be included with each display. 

We have endeavored to price these pieces very reasonably, in keeping with the Cole's Aircraft goal of making history like this available to most everyone. A girder section from the Hindenburg was auctioned through Bonhams for $24,000.00, and tiny fragments of this airship often sell for well over $1000.00.