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Source: Reuters.com Four people were killed and 28 injured when a hot-air balloon carrying tourists, including children, caught fire and came down near the Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Thursday, the police said.

Seventy years ago, on August 16, 1942 the US Navy L-8 blimp, also known as the Ghost Blimp, crashed in Daly City CA. On Saturday, August 18, 2012, The Lighter-Than-Air Society made a presentation about the incident during The MAPS … Continue reading →

Source: online.wsj.com By Dion Nissenbaum The U.S. military is joining with border-patrol officials in a new initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance blimps from the battlefields of Afghanistan to America’s border with Mexico.

Source: Nasa.gov 2nd Cargo Airships for Northern Operations Workshop By University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska University Transportation Center

  Source : Aviation Week Posted by Sean Meade Graham Warwick sends in these photos of LEMV’s first flight..