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May 13, 2004 “The Status of LTA at Lockheed Martin” Ron Browning, Director, Business Development, will present a discussion of the status of LTA at Lockheed Martin in Akron, including current and future airships and a variety of aerostats. Mr. Browning was Program Director for the GZ-22 Spirit of Akron and has led the marketing of the resurgence of LTA at Lockheed Martin. |
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April 8, 2004 “U.S. Army Airships” James R. Shock, airship historian and honorary trustee, will present on the all-but-forgotten U.S. Army Airships 1908-1942, based on the book of the same title. Mr. Shock, a native Ohioan, has had a lifelong interest in airships, and is author/co-author of books on U.S. Navy airships, American airship bases, Army barrage balloons, and Goodyear blimps. |
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March 11, 2004 "Hot Air Ballooning 1962-1967" Bill Cloninger, current president of the Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association will do a presentation on the early days of modern hot air ballooning - 1962 to 1967. |
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February 12, 2004 "A Day in the Life of an Airship Rigger at Moffett" John Lilley was stationed at Moffett Field from 1942-1946 with 80 men from Akron known as "Goodyear's Navy and lived in barracks known as the "Akron Hotel" Jon will relate stories and show slides about his experiences. Definitely an interesting evening! |
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January 8, 2004 "Gas Balloon Races" Bill Cody will give a presentation on gas balloon races starting with those of 1906. It will include the Gordon Bennet Cup, many International and National Races, highlight the career of Ward T. Van Orman and include the July 1931 Akron Balloon Races that occurred at the Akron Municipal Airport.
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November 13, 2003 Commemoration of two Ohio Historical Markers honoring Dr. Karl Arnstein and the Akron airdock were unveiled on September 22, 2003. The site of the markers is near Piscitellis restaurant (the former terminal building of the Akron-Fulton International Airport). Read a fine article by columnist David Giffels in the Akron Beacon Journal. During the meeting, we will show a video of the dedication of these historic markers for Karl Arnstein and the Airdock. If you missed it, this will be your chance to see the entire ceremony. If you were there volunteering you may have been too busy to see the entire event. In either case, this time it will be warm and dry!
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Saturday, October 25, 2003 The Annual LTA Society Banquet Martin Center of the University of Akron. The Speaker will be Dr. Tom Crouch, senior aviation curator for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Dr. Crouch will be here to tell us "Why Wilbur and Orville?" and update us on the Smithsonian's move into their new aviation museum. Rion Sayre has some really neat table favors. And someone at each table will go home with a full size replica of the 1931 souvenir cast airdock!
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September 11, 2003 "In Pursuit of Pancho Villa" Bill Cody will do a presentation on the story of the observation balloons used in pursuit of Pancho Villa. Note: This meeting will be at the Akron Airship Historical Center Workshop at 526 South Main Street in Akron in Suite 406 of the Akron Industrial Incubator Building on Falor Street west off of South Main Street. This is an excellent chance to see our workshop and many of the Societies artifacts and collections. |
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