The Lighter-Than-Air Society commemorated the 80th anniversary of the loss of the USS Akron and the launch of the USS Macon, the U.S. Navy’s giant rigid airships built in Akron, Ohio, with a program on Saturday, April 6 at 11 a.m. at the Akron-Summit County Main Library.
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A Navy veteran considered an expert on blimps will speak Tuesday (May 21) about the Houma naval air station’s role in World War II.
Source: The Sacramento Bee sacbee.com
Airship Embarks on 25-City Tour to Encourage Use of Designated Drivers
Source: DailyMail.com.uk
- Cameron Balloons make between 150 and 200 hot air balloons every year
- Company was started by Donald Cameron, 73, who made western Europe’s first ever modern hot air balloon in 1967
- Small balloon is made from 1,000 square meters of fabric and three kilometers of thread
Source: DailyMail.com.uk
Chilling footage of the Nazi swastika flying over the New York skyline has emerged in a new video of the doomed Hindenburg airship.
Source: KTVZ.com and Oregonlive.com
The Tillamook Air Museum and its fleet of historic aircraft is leaving the coast for the High Desert — Madras Airport, to be precise.