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The last airship built in the airdock was the U.S. Navy's ZPG-3W in 1960. The building later housed the photographic division of the Goodyear Aerospace Corporation. In 1980, the Goodyear Airdock was designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Interior of the Goodyear Airdock, May 1985
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation (GAC) was the aerospace and defense subsidiary of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. The company was originally operated as a division within Goodyear as the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation , part of a joint project with Luftschiffbau Zeppelin , leading to the development of rigid airships in the United States.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 54: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Building and B.F. Goodrich Building: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Building and B.F. Goodrich Building: February 19, 2002 : 2809 Parry Ave. and 4136-40 Commerce St.
Location of Grayson County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Grayson County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Grayson County, Texas. There are one district and eight individual properties along with one ...
The Goodyear Airdock, is in Akron, Ohio and the structure was completed on November 25, 1929. The Airdock was used for the construction of the USS Akron and her sister ship, the USS Macon. Hangar One at Moffett Federal Field (formerly Naval Air Station Moffett Field), is located in Mountain View, California. The structure was completed in 1931.
Additional hangars, which housed the USS Akron (ZRS-4) and USS Macon (ZRS-5), exist in Akron, Ohio (the Goodyear Airdock, 1929) and Sunnyvale, California (Hangar One, Moffett Federal Airfield, 1932). The ships were constructed in Akron. The Akron was based in Lakehurst while the Macon was based at Moffett Field.
Six Flags opened in 1961 in Arlington. These photos from the Star-Telegram show long-gone rides, historic moments and fun memories from the 1960s into into 2010s.
The Wingfoot Lake Hangar was built in 1917 for testing and construction of aircraft by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. During World War I and II, Goodyear built and manufactured blimps for the U.S. Navy and the first class of Navy airship pilots were trained at the site. [3] Today the hangar is still used as the center of operations for ...