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00 Virtual Museum
- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
- Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association
Category Archives: Dirigible
Appliances Online Launches Huge Blimp to Symbolize Confidence in Economy
Source: mumbrella.com.au Appliances Online is promoting its brand with a maiden blimp flight of the largest blimp in the Southern hemisphere in an effort to convey the brand’s confidence in the Australian economy.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Dirigible
Tagged airship, Appliances Online, Australia, blimp
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R101: The anniversary of Bedford’s greatest tragedy
Source: Bedfordshire on Sunday – bedfordshire-news.co.uk By Judy Riley In the late autumn of 1929, little Donald Clarke posed for a photo with his brother, Reginald, in front of the R101. Little did he know then that, some 80 years later, … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Cardington Hangars, R-101, rigid airship
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Hindenburg Disaster Is Topic of Sept. 17 Stafford Library Program
Source: thesandpaper.villagesoup.com It was probably the most dramatic live radio news broadcast in history. On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed upon landing at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
Can you help identify these items from the USS Shenandoah?
The Noble County Historical Society in Caldwell, Ohio uses the historic jail/jailer’s residence as its museum. One of the old jail cells is used to display a series of artifacts recovered from the crash of the USS Shenandoah. On September … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Museum, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Ava Ohio, Caldwell Ohio, Noble County Historical Society, Noble County Ohio, USS Shenandoah
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Werner Franz, Last Surviving Crew Member of the Hindenburg Dies
Source: cbsnews.com Werner Franz, believed to be the last surviving crew member of the German airship Hindenburg that crashed 77 years ago, has died. He was 92.
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, News
Tagged airship, Hindenburg, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, unmanned airship, Werner Franz, zeppelin
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