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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: History
Pictures: Bringing Back a Blimp Control Car
Source: ctnow.com The Goodyear ZNPK-28 Blimp Control Car that has been undergoing complete restoration for the past 21 years at the New England Air Museum. A group of devoted volunteers have logged close to 24,000 hours to date working on … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Blimps, History
Tagged airship, blimp, Control Car, goodyear, New England Air Museum
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Hindenburg Disaster Is Topic of Sept. 17 Stafford Library Program
Source: thesandpaper.villagesoup.com It was probably the most dramatic live radio news broadcast in history. On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed upon landing at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station.
The Little Dirigible That Could – And Did
Source: 91.3 WYSO – wyso.org By Paul Glenshaw The Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk in December 1903 was a private affair. But America’s first public powered flight wasn’t made by an airplane.
Posted in Airships, Blimps, History
Tagged airship, blimp, California Arrow, Glenn Curtiss, Roy Knabenshue, St. Louis World’s Fair, Tom Baldwin
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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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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.