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Can you help identify these items from the USS Shenandoah?

Posted on September 1, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

The Noble County Historical Society in Caldwell, Ohio uses the historic jail/jailer’s residence as its museum. One of the old jail cells is used to display a series of artifacts recovered from the crash of the USS Shenandoah. On September … Continue reading →

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Balloon to rise over Fort Sumner

Posted on August 31, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Washington University in St. Louis – wustl.edu By Diana Lutz If the stratospheric winds are favorable, a giant balloon will soon rise over the desert, carrying aloft X-Calibur, a cutting-edge telescope.

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Werner Franz, Last Surviving Crew Member of the Hindenburg Dies

Posted on August 31, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: cbsnews.com Werner Franz, believed to be the last surviving crew member of the German airship Hindenburg that crashed 77 years ago, has died. He was 92.

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Blimp films to be preserved

Posted on August 29, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – HeldenFiles By Rich Heldenfels While the public focus has been on the newest Goodyear blimp, Wingfoot One, preparations were being made to restore airship history from more than 80 years ago.

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New Earth-Observing Instrument Makes Successful Balloon Flight

Posted on August 29, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: NASA – nasa.gov In New Mexico on the morning of Aug. 18, a high-altitude balloon successfully carried the HyperSpectral Imager for Climate Science (HySICS) instrument to an altitude of 123,000 feet, above most of the Earth’s atmosphere, to reach … Continue reading →

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