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- 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
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- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
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Category Archives: Airships
Goodyear Blimp “Spirit of America” Retires; Transition to High-tech Fleet continues
Source: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. – goodyearblimp.com Carson, Calif.-based GZ-20A Goodyear Blimp “Spirit of America” to retire in August 2015 Twin sister ship “Spirit of Innovation” coming to Los Angeles in September 2015 New fleet build continues, updated … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, blimp, goodyear, Goodyear blimp, GZ-20A, Spirit of America
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“Come Take a Ride on the Hindenburg” presented by Cheryl Ganz
Source: NUMU Los Gatos – numulosgatos.org “Come Take a Ride on the Hindenburg” presented by Cheryl Ganz, Curator Emeritus of The Smithsonian Philately Museum Saturday, August 1, 2015 1:00pm 4:00pm At NUMU – New Museum Los Gatos 106 E. Main … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheryl R Ganz, Hindenburg, LZ-129, New Museum Los Gatos, NUMU
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Russia to Complete Construction of Airship ‘Atlant’ for Army by 2018 – New pictures added
Source: Sputnik International – sputniknews.com By Alex Aminev The Augur-RosAeroSystems, Holding is set to build the airship ‘Atlant’ by the end of 2018. It will have the capacity of carrying over 16 tons of weight.
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Fighting Zeppelins with Airplanes, 1915
Source: Scientific American – scientificamerican.com By Dan Schlenoff Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: June 26, 1915 After the First World War broke out, airships quickly became a scourge. German Zeppelins bombed Liège and Antwerp in … Continue reading
Save the Date: August 1: A special program commemorating the loss of the USS Shenandoah
On August 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM, The Lighter-Than-Air Society will present a free program titled “The Heroes of the Shenandoah” in the Auditorium of the Akron-Summit County Main Library, 60 South High Street, Akron, Ohio. Free parking is available … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, dirigible, Judi Tarowsky, Noble County Ohio, rigid airship, storyteller, USS Shenandoah
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