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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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Goodyear Blimp Tied to Mack Granite

Source: Today’s Trucking – todaystrucking.com Tire makers Goodyear called on a Mack Granite for a big job: to secure their world-famous blimp.

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Forecasters Identify Market for over 600 Hybrid Air Vehicles Worldwide in 20 years: HAV

Source: defenseworld.net In an interview with Defenseworld.net, Tom Grundy, Defense Business Development Lead for Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) talks about market forecasts for HAVs, its capabilities, various applications and how the company plans to tackle technical failure and budget issues.

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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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