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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: Historical
The Lighter-Than-Air Society Presentation at the Peninsula Library and Historical Society
Subject: Zeppelins of World War I When: Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Where: The Peninsula Library and Historical Society, 6105 Riverview Rd, Peninsula OH 44264 The Peninsula Library and Historical Society is pleased to announce a program … Continue reading
The Mishaps and Milestones of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons
Source: New York Times – nytimes.com By Christina Caron A hippopotamus soared over the ocean. A cartoon character burst into flames after drifting into a high-tension wire. And a 60-foot cat sent a plane and its two passengers plummeting.
Beyond the Hindenburg: Airships Throughout History
Source: The National Archives – archives.gov The dramatic, fiery fate of the German rigid airship LZ-129, the Hindenburg, in 1937 is the most famous event of the airship age.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, blimp, Blimp K-74, Blimpron 14, dirigible, German U-boats, Goodyear Aircraft Company, Helium, Hindenburg, K-Ships, Los Angeles, Lt. Nelson Grills, LZ-129, M-Ships, NAS Lakehurst, NAS Richmond, Naval Air Stations, Squadron ZP-21, U-134, US Navy, World War I, World War II, zeppelin, ZR-3
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How a Navy Dirigible Became the World’s Deadliest Airship
Source: History – history.com By Erin Blakemore It happened in moments—a gust of whipping wind. Suddenly, the USS Akron, a dirigible performing exercises off the coast of New Jersey, felt more like a flimsy toy than one of the most … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Historical, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Akron, dirigible, Rear Admiral Moffett, USS Akron
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