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February 12, 1935 – February 12, 2015: 80th Anniversary of the Loss of the USS Macon

Posted on February 12, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

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 →

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Event: “Spirit of Goodyear” Gondola Unveiling at the Crawford Auto Aviation Collection

Posted on February 11, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

February 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join the Western Reserve Historical Society and Goodyear during the unveiling of gondola 4118 from the “Spirit of Goodyear” in the Setting the World in Motion exhibit on Wednesday, February 25 at … Continue reading →

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Balloon Pilots Make History

Posted on January 31, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Yahoo! News – news.yahoo.com An audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean came to an end Saturday as two accomplished pilots safely touched down in the water just off the coast of Mexico in their helium-filled balloon after … Continue reading →

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Two Eagles Bests Duration Record

Posted on January 31, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Two Eagles website – pacificballoon.com At 7:29 this morning [January, 30 2015] MST (1429 UTC), the Two Eagles balloon passed the absolute world record for time aloft (duration) for gas balloons of 137 hours, 5 minutes, 50 seconds, set … Continue reading →

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Balloonists surpass world distance record

Posted on January 30, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: BBC – BBC.com Two pilots have surpassed the world distance record for a flight in a helium balloon after crossing the Pacific Ocean.  

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