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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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