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- Dr. & Mrs. A. Dale Topping L-T-A Museum Virtual Museum of the Lighter-Tan-Air Society’s Collection
01 Other Museums and Exhibits
- MAPS Air Museum – North Canton, Ohio MAPS Air Museum – Including the Control Car from the Goodyear blimp Spirit of Akron
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03 Associations
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Tag Archives: goodyear
Goodyear’s New Wingfoot One Flies Home
Source: Flying – flyingmag.com By Megan Elliott Goodyear’s newest airship, Wingfoot One, made its first trip home to its renovated hangar in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday. Featuring an innovative design, Garmin G500 glass flight displays and VTOL capabilities, the … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Semi-Rigid
Tagged airship, Blimp Hangar, goodyear, Pompano Beach, Wingfoot One
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MOVIE TIME! – Friday October 23, 2015
Featuring the USS Akron, the Akron Airdock and Navy Day On Friday, October 23 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM (the day before our Annual Banquet), Vic Fleischer, director of the University of Akron Archival Services, cordially invites you to view … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Movies, Rigid airship
Tagged Airdock, airship, Akron, dirigible, goodyear, Navy Day, U Akron Archival Services, University of Akron, USS Akron
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Following Its Retirement the Goodyear Blimp Spirit of America Is Dismantled
Source: KCBS-TV, channel 2, Los Angeles – losangeles.cbslocal.com The following images were extracted from the KCBS news report covering the dismantling of Goodyear’s Spirit of America blimp. All images courtesy of KCBS-TV, Channel 2, Los Angeles
Akron’s Farewell to the Spirit of Innovation, the Last GZ20A Blimp
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com The Spirit of Innovation, the last of Goodyear’s GZ20A blimps, leaves Wednesday (August 26) morning for its new home base in California. This may be the last opportunity to see an “old school” Goodyear … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, Akron, blimp, goodyear, GZ-20A, Spirit of Innovation, Wingfoot Lake
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Goodyear blimp tandem flights are a farewell tour – Schedule change
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear blimps … When to see the tandem flights (times approximate): Friday: 2 to 4 p.m. The airships will fly over Goodyear’s headquarters, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and Stan Hywet. Monday: … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, Akron, goodyear, Spirit of America, Spirit of Innovation, Wingfoot Lake, Wingfoot One
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