Source: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Family Day: Up, Up and Away
Sept. 22
10 a.m.-3 p.m.Learn the basics about lighter-than-air flight with free educational activities during Family Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sept. 22. Continue reading
Source: WKYC.com
CLEVELAND — A rare sight over the Cleveland skyline when two Goodyear blimps flew together in a rare two-ship fly-by.
Source: Reuters.com
Four people were killed and 28 injured when a hot-air balloon carrying tourists, including children, caught fire and came down near the Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Thursday, the police said. Continue reading
Seventy years ago, on August 16, 1942 the US Navy L-8 blimp, also known as the Ghost Blimp, crashed in Daly City CA.
On Saturday, August 18, 2012, The Lighter-Than-Air Society made a presentation about the incident during The MAPS Air Museum’s Fly In – Drive In Pancake Breakfast. Continue reading
Source: online.wsj.com
By Dion Nissenbaum
The U.S. military is joining with border-patrol officials in a new initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance blimps from the battlefields of Afghanistan to America’s border with Mexico.