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The Goodyear Zeppelin Corp's Airship Factory and Dock, Municipal Airport, Akron, Ohio

Posted in Airships, Goodyear

Airships – Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation

by tconte on August 14, 2018

Goodyear built its first blimp in 1912. In 1928 the company was awarded a contract to build the Navy’s rigid airships Akron and Macon.

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