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Want to Spend a Night on the Goodyear Blimp? It’s on Airbnb for Three Nights This Month

Source: Cleveland.com For the first time, the Goodyear Blimp is inviting fans to spend a night inside the iconic aircraft. The Akron-based tire company is listing its blimp on Airbnb for three, one-night-only stays on Oct. 22, 23 and 24, … Continue reading

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Cardington airship hangar and land sold for £10.5m

Source: BBC News – bbc.com A former home of the UK’s airship industry has been sold for £10.5m. Hangar 1, a Grade II-listed building at Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire, once housed the world’s longest aircraft Airlander 10.

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Historical Marker Placed at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar

On Thursday, August 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled an Ohio Historical Marker at its 101 year old airship hangar in Suffield Township.

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Goodyear’s New Blimps to Converge at Wingfoot Lake Base

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon All three Goodyear blimps will be in Northeast Ohio in a week or so.

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Goodyear’s New Wingfoot Three Takes to the Skies

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com New: View video at the end of the post By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear’s newest blimp is flying. Wingfoot Three took off about 8:55 a.m. Monday into the rising sun at the Wingfoot Lake blimp … Continue reading

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