The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...

Moffett Field Historical Society is in the process of restoring the control car of a World War II-era K-class blimp.

The U.S. Navy once bet big on airships, believing they could serve as flying aircraft carriers. The USS Akron and Macon were ...

Thrice-burnt by its disastrous experiences with the Shenandoah, .the Macon, the Akron ... plugged persistently for a whopping airship program. The new blimp squadrons are the first reward of ...

Battle of the Herrings fought during Hundred Years’ War when French and Scottish troops unsuccessfully attack English convoy (carrying ...

The first two airships to be constructed and launched at the Airdock were the USS Akron (ZRS-4) and its sister ship, USS Macon (ZRS-5), built in 1931 and 1933, respectively. These first two airships ...

Icicles hang from bushes outside of First Baptist Church off of Poplar Street on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. An estimated 2-3 inches of snow accumulated in most of ...

(Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun/TNS) Karl Merton Ferron TNS The Rev. Ben Wells of St. Francis Episcopal Church emphasized that although the Latino population in Macon-Bibb may appear less ...

OSHKOSH – Not one but two? Goodyear is slated to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its airships by having a pair of its blimps at this year’s 72nd edition of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman ...

MACON, Ga. — Macon native Jason Aldean is set to perform at The Liberty Ball for Donald Trump’s inauguration weekend, according to a release from the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee. In ...

A further £6m is available “subject to certain conditions.” The Airlander 10 is a helium-filled airship capable of carrying up to 100 passengers. It comes as the boss of HAV told The Times ...