Category Archives: Historical

Jersey Roots: An Airship Disaster Worse Than the Hindenburg

Posted on April 4, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Asbury Park Press – app.com  By: Erik Larsen The Navy airship Akron did not meet its end in some great inferno, neither was its fate photographed by newsreel cameras, nor were the details of its demise described live over the … Continue reading →

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March 1936: First flight of the Hindenburg

Posted on March 21, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Engineer – theengineer.co.uk By Stuart Nathan The maiden test flights of the Zeppelin Hindenburg gave no hint of the disaster to come

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Did You Know the Lizard Peninsula Was Home to a World War I Airship Base?

Posted on January 19, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Packet – falmouthpacket.co.uk As the anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War approaches, The Packet looks back a how an airship base near Mullion played a key role in defending shipping from the German submarine threat.

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Namesake of Macon (GA), Giant Airship Lacks Local Tribute

Posted on January 13, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: The Telegraph/macon.com By Jim Gaines A model ship in a large glass display case dominates the lobby of the former Macon City Hall: the USS Macon, a World War II-era cruiser named for the city. Yet that was not … Continue reading →

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Ill-fated History of Britain’s First Private Airship

Posted on January 6, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: bbc.co.uk By: Chris Jackson It was ahead of its time and ultimately it would end in failure, but you certainly can’t fault the ambitions of the Airship Development Company.

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