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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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- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
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Category Archives: Rigid airship
The Hindenburg Disaster as Reported by the New York Daily News on May 7, 1937
Source: New York Daily News – nydailynews.com (Originally published by the Daily News on May 7, 1937.)
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Hindenburg, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New York Daily News, zeppelin
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Author Aaron Keirns Talks about the Shenandoah Crash
The Lighter-Than-Air Society displays memorabilia from its collection. On March 15 Aaron Keirns gave a talk about the crash of the USS Shenandoah, the US Navy’s first rigid airship. The dirigible crashed in Noble County, Ohio on September 3, 1925. … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, History, Rigid airship, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Keirns, airship, Greenville Ohio, Lansdowne, Lt. Cdr. Zachary Lansdowne, USS Shenandoah
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A Curious British Airship Experiment
Source: BBC News Magazine – bbc.com By Justin Parkinson Britain was seen to lag behind other countries during the global airship-building race of the 1920s and 1930s. But a quirky scientific experiment 85 years ago briefly gave a boost to … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Cardington Hangars, Howden, R-100, Vickers
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February 12, 1935 – February 12, 2015: 80th Anniversary of the Loss of the USS Macon
Eighty years ago, on February 12, 1935 the Navy’s dirigible ZR-5, USS Macon was lost as it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, off Monterey Bay. Read more about the tragic event on Brian Swopes’ This Day in Aviation post. There … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, USS Macon, ZR-5
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America’s First Flying Aircraft Carriers
Source: Gizmodo – gizmodo.com By Andrew Tarantola Flying aircraft carriers are a great idea on paper – especially when they’re commanded by the likes of Nick Fury – but in reality, they’re more death trap than sky island. Or, at … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged Aircraft carrier, airship, Akron, F9C, Karl Arnstein, Sparrowhawk, USS Akron, USS Macon
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