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L-T-A Society’s 66th Annual Banquet Saturday Sept. 29, 2018

Please join us for The L-T-A Society’s 66th Annual Banquet Saturday Sept. 29, 2018 Social hour 5 p.m. — Dinner 6 p.m. — Program 7 p.m.

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LTAS Exhibit at the 2018 Props and Pistons Festival

On the weekend of August 18 – 19 the Akron Fulton Airport (recently renamed Akron Executive Airport) hosted this year’s Props and Pistons Festival. The event included static displays and fly-by’s by military and civilian airplanes and helicopters. Also included … Continue reading

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Historical Marker Placed at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar

On Thursday, August 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled an Ohio Historical Marker at its 101 year old airship hangar in Suffield Township.

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The Lighter-Than-Air Society Will Have a Display at the Akron Props & Pistons Festival – August 18 – 19, 2018

The Lighter-Than Air Society will again be participating in the Props and Pistons Festival in Akron this year. The Festival will be held on August 18 and 19, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Akron Fulton Airport, … Continue reading

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Goodyear’s New Blimps to Converge at Wingfoot Lake Base

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon All three Goodyear blimps will be in Northeast Ohio in a week or so.

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