Appleton could hardly believe her eyes. There, just above her house in the San Francisco suburb of Daly City, was a nearly 150-foot-long naval blimp slowly descending over the neighborhood.

CLOSER TO SUNDAY. ALL RIGHT, ETHAN, THANK YOU. DID YOU SEE THIS IN THE AIR TODAY? THIS IS THE GOODYEAR BLIMP. THIS IS FLYING OVER EFFORT IN LANCASTER COUNTY. NEWS EIGHT VIEWERS SHARED THIS VIDEO ...

The tragic Hindenburg disaster of 1937, which resulted in the death of 36 people and effectively ended passenger airship travel, cast a long-lasting shadow over lighter-than-air technology.

The Aircraft Carrier Blimp Posted: April 30, 2025 | Last updated: April 30, 2025 Today used for advertising, blimp airships once played a vital role in World War II by hunting German U-boats over ...

HOUMA, La. (WVUE) - During World War II, the airport in Houma was a naval base for a squadron of blimps that searched for German U-boats, which were sinking American ships off the coast of Louisiana.

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SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — Blimps flown in cities across the globe, representing a variety of clients at some of the world’s most popular events, are stored and maintained right in Middle Tennessee.

88 years ago today, it rained fire from the sky over the Shore. As the largest airship ever built, the LZ-129 − better known as the Hindenburg − tried to dock in Lakehurst after a trans ...

Community discussions are underway to plan for the undeveloped parts of the former military base within city limits — including what to do with the historic World War II blimp hangar after its ...

Crowds at the CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show will see a familiar logo coast through the sky as the Goodyear Blimp celebrates 100 years since its first flight. Goodyear Blimp Chief Pilot ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — This year will mark the 100th anniversary that the famous Goodyear Blimp took to the skies, and WGNO was there for a celebratory flight. The crew arrived early Thursday ...