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Blimps

View of the hangar from the Pasquotank River.

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Weeksville Airship Hangar

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

Whitehead, Northern Ireland

Whitehead Aerodrome

The first military air station in all of Ireland hosted "battlebags."

Permanently Closed

Tustin, California

Tustin Blimp Hangar #2

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Gulliver Airship.

Prague, Czechia

Gulliver Airship

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Flushing Airport in 1965, when Gross first fell in love with blimps.

A Lifelong Blimp-Lover Sets His Collection Free

Alan Gross, aka "Airship Al," is sending 100 boxes of lighter-than-air delights to the University of Akron.

Cara Giaimo March 14, 2018

Reef sharks have smooth, hydrodynamic bodies, in contrast to more portly, deeper-dwelling sharks.

The Lazy Zeppelins and Breakneck Boeings of the Shark World

Aircraft make surprisingly good analogues for the variety of sharks out there.

Natasha Frost November 28, 2017

The Brief, Wondrous, High-Flying Era of Zeppelin Dining

The Hindenburg’s fattened ducklings and caviar were essentially German propaganda.

Natasha Frost October 18, 2017

Can You Really Get a Blimp to Honk Its Horn?

The only way to know if blimping works it to try it for yourself.

Cara Giaimo September 21, 2017

Maximilian Zorin's airship, about to blimpnap an unsuspecting Bond girl.

Airships: The Most Villainous Form of Transport

From Colonel Blimp to Baron Bomburst, pop-culture bad guys sure love to cruise around in the sky.

Cara Giaimo January 23, 2017

The blimp crash of August 16, 1942, in Daly City California.

31 days of halloween

The 1942 Ghost Blimp That Bewildered a California Town

The remains of the missing crew were never found.

Andy Wright October 17, 2016

Don't even think about it, shark!

Australia's Newest Beach Safety Tool is a Shark-Spotting Blimp

It's cheaper than a drone.

Cara Giaimo October 10, 2016