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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: Airships
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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Blimp films to be preserved
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – HeldenFiles By Rich Heldenfels While the public focus has been on the newest Goodyear blimp, Wingfoot One, preparations were being made to restore airship history from more than 80 years ago.
Airships That Carry Science into the Stratosphere
Source: nytimes.com – The New York Times By Joshua A. Krisch Modern Research Borne on a Relic Airships are dusty relics of aviation history. Lighter-than-air vehicles conjure images of the Hindenburg, in its glory and destruction, and the Goodyear Blimp, … Continue reading
From the archive, 20 August 1936: From New York to Frankfurt on the Hindenburg
Source: theguardian.com Wonderfully smooth compared to aeroplane travel, one has a feeling of complete security, says reporter on board the Zeppelin.
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Historical
Tagged airship, Frankfurt, Hindenburg, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New York, zeppelin
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