>> it was the outer skin catching fire > This claim is always trotted out, but is false. [...] The skin mostly survived. Really? You can see the skin burning

>> it was the outer skin catching fire > This claim is always trotted out, but is false. [...] The skin mostly survived. Really? You can see the skin burning away in the photos and film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster