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00 Virtual Museum
- 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
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Category Archives: History
Sunderland’s WWI Acoustic Mirror Restored
Source: BBC News – BBC.com A “forgotten” piece of history which Fulwell Acoustic Mirror was built in 1917 to help detect German airships following a series of Zeppelin raids on the North East coast. protected Sunderland from Zeppelin attacks in … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Fulwell Acoustic Mirror, high altitude helium balloons, Sunderland, World War I, zeppelin
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Google Takes Over Aging Moffett Field and Its Airship Hangars
Source: San Jose Mercury News – mercurynews.com By Matt O’Brien Built for an age when 800-foot-long flying aircraft carriers were the cutting edge of aviation, the colossal hangars of the Moffett Federal Airfield are about to become roosts for Silicon … Continue reading
Posted in Hangars and Sheds, History
Tagged Blimp Hangar, Google, Hangar One, Moffett Field, NASA Ames Research Center, Planetary Ventures, USS Macon
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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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March 15: Talk about America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster
Sunday MARCH 15, 2015, 2:30 pm Author Aaron Keirns will give a talk about his book, “America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster, the Crash of the USS Shenandoah” at the Garst Museum, 205 North Broadway Street, Greenville, OH 45331.
Posted in Airships, Books, Dirigible, Events, History, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Keirns, airship, Ava Ohio, Garst Museum, Greenville Ohio, LCdr Zachary Landsdowne, Noble County Ohio, USS Shenandoah
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The Western Reserve Historical Society Unveils its Latest Acquisition – a Goodyear Blimp Gondola
The Crawford Auto Aviation Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society unveiled its latest acquisition today, February 25th. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company donated the gondola from the Spirit of Goodyear blimp which was retired from service last year.