Most films like this are reprints of newsreels sold for home viewing. If you unwind the first several feet of film you should be able to see if there is a leader indicating that it was a newsreel.

A great piece of history these is the first time i have read about these disaster .The reason for me searching for this information is that I found a 16mm 3 5/8 movie reel with hand writing label Hindenburg Disaster and cannot view it to see if the film is any good.Do not own that type of projector I was born two months later July 10 1937.

That’s pretty cool that your dad saw the blimp!

Airplanes proved much safer , once their were Universal Flight Standards. More lives were saved because of this unfortunate accident

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Agreed. The British R-101 also had a slightly-pressurized smoking room (its use and convenience were mentioned in an early radio news message dispatch), before the crash in France that night. It too had no connection with the R-101 accident.

The smoking room was safe–it was air-tight, with its internal pressure slightly above the outside pressure, to prevent any stray hydrogen from entering it. A steward lit smokers’ cigarettes, cigars, and pipes with an electric lighter similar to those in cars (and the purser kept their lighters and matches until after landing).

Your grandfather had a child when he was seven?

It was covered in the German press — it would have been hard to hide — but the Germans took steps to avoid any discussion of possible negligence by the crew.