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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: Rigid airship
The Graf Zeppelin’s First intercontinental Flight (1928) and the World’s First Aerial Stowaway
Source: CNN Travel – cnn.com/travel The World’s First Aerial Stowaway In 1928, 19-year-old Clarence Terhune became a sensation in Germany, after stowing away on the return leg of the maiden flight of the Graf Zeppelin, flying from Lakehurst, New Jersey … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, History, Rigid airship
Tagged aerial stowaway, airship, Clarence Terhune, Graf Zeppelin, zeppelin
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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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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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