Source: bostinno.streetwise.co
Tomorrow expect to see several blimps flying high over Boston!
An official source tells us that the Hood Blimp will be joined by the DirectTV and MetLife Snoopy blimps for a historic flight over the streets of Boston Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. This event will mark the first-ever blimp parade in the Hub.
On Saturday August 23, 2014 Goodyear’s newest airship, a Zeppelin LZ N07-101, was christened as Wingfoot One and made its ceremonial first flight.
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 which caught fire
• Lowered craft to within two meters so passengers could jump
• Instantly pitched 50m in to the air and crashed in fatal fireball
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 invaluable as bombing craft in World War I. And today the airship could be witnessing a minor renaissance.
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.