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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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Tag Archives: Wingfoot Lake
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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Goodyear Blimp Fans Get to See Double over Akron
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Goodyear’s tandem airship flight over Akron during daylight hours looked iffy at best Wednesday morning because of rain. Then the weather dried up, giving people the clear chance to view something … Continue reading
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Tagged airship, Akron, blimp, goodyear, Spirit of Innovation, Wingfoot Lake, Wingfoot One
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Goodyear Blimp ‘Pilgrim’ Makes First Flight on June 3, 1925
After having experimented with a series of small Pony blimps in the early 1920’s, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio designed the first blimp to be inflated with helium. The Pilgrim was completed on May 25, 1925 … Continue reading
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Tagged Airdock, airship, blimp, goodyear, Pilgrim, Wingfoot Lake
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Two Goodyear airships now in Akron area; California blimp to be retired in August
Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Keep your eyes peeled on the Akron-area skies in the upcoming weeks: You should spy two Goodyear airships flying around. Meanwhile, Goodyear’s California-based blimp will be retiring later this summer.