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Ba. UR RS a oo | ye a or structural difficulty of the Hindenburg, and also in response to inquiry he stated that upon the ship's arrival in Amerioa airplancss were constantly flying within full view of the zeppelin, but that none of these planes behaved in such # manner that it gave him any concern whatsoever s+ Hennerberg stated that he could give no information of value concerning the accident, inasmuch as he was without knowledge of Sames There also appeared before the Board of Inquiry on May 13, 1937 FRITZ DEEG. In connection with this testimony the services of Sydney B. Smith, of the State Department, were utilized as the State interpreter. Deeg informed that he was one of the crew personnel aboard the Hindenburg at the time that she met her accident on the evening of May 6th, and that he was performing in the capacity of eabin steward. He stated that he had previously worked on board the Graf Zeppelin in the year 193, and that upon securing this position as steward aboard the Graf Zeppelin, this marked the beginning of his association with lighter-than-air crafte He informed that he went aboard the Hindenburg a8 e@ mem ber of her crew in August 2936 and that he wes on board the Hinden+ burg on all of her yoyages henceforth with the exception of missing the last trip to America in 1936. He stated that on May 6, 1937 at the time that the Hind- enburg was approaching the mooring mast he was standing at an open window on the port side in the passenger's dining salon. He stated he recalls seeing Max Hennerberg also standing at one of the forward windows in the dining salen. Deeg testified he recalis seeing the guide ropes being dropped from the forward part of the Hindenburg, and that it was shortly thereafter that he felt a blast that shook the ship and that this blast had apparently emanated from the stern por- tion of the ship. He also recalls that he had a difficult time main- taining his footing subsequent to the blast, anc that he was able to tumble out of the window of the dining salon. SS