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College Football HOF Inducts Goodyear Blimp

Posted on January 9, 2019 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: AdWeek – adweek.com By Robert Klara Honoring the aircraft that helped popularize football, and revolutionized advertising in the process

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Cardington airship hangar and land sold for £10.5m

Posted on January 9, 2019 by LighterThanAirSociety

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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Goodyear’s New Blimps to Converge at Wingfoot Lake Base

Posted on July 15, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

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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Learn More about the Airship ROMA Disaster at This Event

Posted on July 14, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Hampton Newport News Daily – hnndaily.com The Warwick County Historical Society speaker series will continue with their next topic, The Airship ROMA Disaster in Hampton Roads, on July 18.

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Goodyear’s New Wingfoot Three Takes to the Skies

Posted on June 26, 2018 by LighterThanAirSociety

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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