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Heroic Australian airship pilot Michael Nerandzic honored with the Star of Courage

Source: The Daily Telegraph – dailytelegraph.com.au By: Richard Noone – The Daily Telegraph • Wollongong man died at Reichelsheim Airfield on June 12 • Was world’s most qualified airship pilot with 12,300 hours experience • 53-year-old was piloting A60 Lightship … Continue reading

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Taking war into the skies: The age of the airship

Source: Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.com By Alexander Vershinin Making its first inauspicious appearance during the war of 1812 against Napoleonic France, the airship was later to serve as a vital step in the development of Russian air power, proving … Continue reading

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Preserves a Home Video of the Graf Zeppelin

Source: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (oscars.org) has posted a home video taken of the Graf Zeppelin during the 1929 visit to Los Angeles to their YouTube channel.

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The USS Akron, a rigid airship that crashed in 1933, will be preserved on film

Source: The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer Films documenting the history of the USS Akron, a helium-filled U.S. Navy rigid airship that crashed in 1933, killing 76, will be preserved by the University of Akron.

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Will the Stratosphere Be 2020’s Hot Tourist Destination?

Source: airspacemag.com By Tony Reichhardt Flights could begin as early as 2016. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are making strides toward offering near-space balloon flights for tourists, starting as early as 2016.

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