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Wingfoot Lake Airship Base

airship base, Akron, Ohio, United States
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  • University of Akron
    Akron

    …the site of the Goodyear Wingfoot Lake Airship Base (for airships [blimps]). This hangar is one of the world’s largest buildings without interior supports. Akron is an important truck terminal and distribution point between the eastern seaboard and the Midwest.

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    …the site of the Goodyear Wingfoot Lake Airship Base (for airships [blimps]). This hangar is one of the world’s largest buildings without interior supports. Akron is an important truck terminal and distribution point between the eastern seaboard and the Midwest.

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