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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
- Summit Memory View The Lighter Than Air Society’s collection on Summit Memory
03 Associations
- Naval Airship Assn. Home of the Naval Airship Association
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Tag Archives: USS Macon
Exploring the USS Macon, a Dirigible Aircraft Carrier
Source: Nautilus Live – nautiluslive.org The team of E/V Nautilus explores the USS Macon, a US Navy dirigible aircraft carrier that sank off the central California coast in 1935. The team finds parts of the ship as well as the … Continue reading
NUMU, the New Museum – Los Gatos, Announces a Temporary Exhibit about Airships
Source: New Museum Los Gatos – numulosgatos.org The Grand Opening of the New Museum – Los Gatos (NUMU) will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015. In honor of the GRAND OPENING Saturday June 6, 2015, NUMU will be hosting a … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Events, Historical, Museum
Tagged airship, Blimp Hangar, Hangar One, Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, New Museum Los Gatos, NUMU, USS Macon
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Google Takes Over Aging Moffett Field and Its Airship Hangars
Source: San Jose Mercury News – mercurynews.com By Matt O’Brien Built for an age when 800-foot-long flying aircraft carriers were the cutting edge of aviation, the colossal hangars of the Moffett Federal Airfield are about to become roosts for Silicon … Continue reading
Posted in Hangars and Sheds, History
Tagged Blimp Hangar, Google, Hangar One, Moffett Field, NASA Ames Research Center, Planetary Ventures, USS Macon
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February 12, 1935 – February 12, 2015: 80th Anniversary of the Loss of the USS Macon
Eighty years ago, on February 12, 1935 the Navy’s dirigible ZR-5, USS Macon was lost as it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, off Monterey Bay. Read more about the tragic event on Brian Swopes’ This Day in Aviation post. There … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, USS Macon, ZR-5
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Levi’s® 49ers Stadium
Source: TerraMai- terramai.com Project: Levi’s® 49ers Stadium Location: Santa Clara, CA Design: HNTB Architecture Product: Reclaimed Moffett Field Redwood Paneling, Cabinetry, Seating & Benches TerraMai was honored to be part of HNTB’s design vision for the new Levi’s® Stadium that … Continue reading
Posted in Hangars and Sheds
Tagged airship, Blimp Hangar, Hangar One, Moffett Field, redwood lumber, TerraMai, USS Macon
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