Tag Archives: airship

Werner Franz, Last Surviving Crew Member of the Hindenburg Dies

Posted on August 31, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: cbsnews.com Werner Franz, believed to be the last surviving crew member of the German airship Hindenburg that crashed 77 years ago, has died. He was 92.

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Blimp films to be preserved

Posted on August 29, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

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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Airships That Carry Science into the Stratosphere

Posted on August 27, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: nytimes.com – The New York Times By Joshua A. Krisch Modern Research Borne on a Relic Airships are dusty relics of aviation history. Lighter-than-air vehicles conjure images of the Hindenburg, in its glory and destruction, and the Goodyear Blimp, … Continue reading →

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From the archive, 20 August 1936: From New York to Frankfurt on the Hindenburg

Posted on August 26, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: theguardian.com Wonderfully smooth compared to aeroplane travel, one has a feeling of complete security, says reporter on board the Zeppelin.

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Goodyear’s Wingfoot One christened, makes inaugural flight

Posted on August 25, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

On Saturday August 23, 2014 Goodyear’s newest airship, a Zeppelin LZ N07-101, was christened as Wingfoot One and made its ceremonial first flight.

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