Category Archives: Uncategorized

October 24, 2015 – The Lighter-Than-Air Society’s 63rd Annual Banquet and Silent Auction

New Details ! On Saturday, October 24 we will be holding our 63rd Annual Banquet and Silent Auction. The event will start at 5:00 PM at the Greek Community Center located at 129 S Union Street, Akron, Ohio. See registration … Continue reading

Posted in Annual Banquet, Events, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

90th anniversary of the loss of USS Shenandoah commemorated in Ava

By Eric Brothers The loss of the U.S. Navy rigid airship USS Shenandoah and 14 of her crew over southern Ohio on Sept, 3, 1925 was remembered in a ceremony on Sept. 6, 2015, near where the dirigible broke up … Continue reading

Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Events, History, Rigid airship, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Second Goodyear Airship Being Built at Wingfoot Lake Blimp Base

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – Ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon – Beacon Journal business writer Goodyear has started building a second semi-rigid Zeppelin airship inside its Wingfoot Lake blimp base.

Posted in Airships, Blimps, Dirigible, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment