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- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
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Category Archives: Dirigible
Author of New Shenandoah Book to Participate in Buckeye Book Fair in Wooster, Ohio
Author of “The Wreck of the Naval Airship USS Shenandoah” to participate Buckeye Book Fair in Wooster, Ohio. On Saturday, November 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Jerry Copas, author of ‘The Wreck of the Naval Airship USS Shenandoah’, … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Books, Dirigible, Events, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, dirigible, Jerry Copas, Lt. Cdr. Zachary Lansdowne, rigid airship, USS Shenandoah
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Beyond the Hindenburg: Airships Throughout History
Source: The National Archives – archives.gov The dramatic, fiery fate of the German rigid airship LZ-129, the Hindenburg, in 1937 is the most famous event of the airship age.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, blimp, Blimp K-74, Blimpron 14, dirigible, German U-boats, Goodyear Aircraft Company, Helium, Hindenburg, K-Ships, Los Angeles, Lt. Nelson Grills, LZ-129, M-Ships, NAS Lakehurst, NAS Richmond, Naval Air Stations, Squadron ZP-21, U-134, US Navy, World War I, World War II, zeppelin, ZR-3
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How a Navy Dirigible Became the World’s Deadliest Airship
Source: History – history.com By Erin Blakemore It happened in moments—a gust of whipping wind. Suddenly, the USS Akron, a dirigible performing exercises off the coast of New Jersey, felt more like a flimsy toy than one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Akron, dirigible, Rear Admiral Moffett, USS Akron
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The Brief, Wondrous, High-Flying Era of Zeppelin Dining
Source: Atlas Obscura – atlasobscura.com By Natasha Frost The Hindenburg’s fattened ducklings and caviar were essentially German propaganda.
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, Hindenburg, LZ-127, LZ-129, zeppelin
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