| Canada |
Canada Aviation & Space Museum
Rockcliffe Airport
Rockcliffe and Aviation Parkways
P.O. Box 9724, Station T
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 5A3 |
Their R100 webpages are gone. Use their
search
engine to find the pdf file and other LTA items. Use their digital
archives to find the separate images.
ph: 613 993-2010
ph: 1-800-463-2038
tty: 613 990-7530 |
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"I was between flights yesterday at the
airport in Ottawa (Canada's capital) and I visited the
various shops in my relentless pursuit for LTA related
material with the usual disappointing results. As I headed
toward my gate I chanced to walk by a display case that
contained a model of the airship R100! Unfortunately it
wasn't for sale as it was there courtesy of Canada's Air
Museum as part of a display commemorating R100's one and
only visit to Canada during the depression. The model
is about seven feet long and has a cut-away portion showing
the interior girders and gasbags. It is shown attached
to the 200 foot high mast that was built especially for
its visit. There are also some very good pictures with
accompanying text." -- 8 Feb 1996 -- Gord Cameron |
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| Denmark |
Zeppelin
Museum Tønder
Gasværksvej 1
DK-6270 Tønder |
ph: (0045) 74 72 26 57
mobile: (0045) 40 59 62 41 |
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| France |
Musée
de l'Air et de l'Espace
Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget
Boite Postale 173
93352 Le Bourget Cedex |
ph: (33) 01 49 92 70 62
fx: (33) 01 49 92 70 95
e-mail: musee.air@wanadoo.fr
alternate website |
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| Germany |
Aeronauticum
Nordholz
Peter-Strasser-Platz 3
27637 Nordholz
Postfach 68
27633 Nordholz |
Excellent website covering historical Zeppelins.
ph: 011 49 4741 941074
fx: 011 49 4741 941090
e-mail: aeronauticum@t-online.de |
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Albert
Sammt Zeppelin Museum
97996 Niederstetten
Im KULT, Hauptstraße 52 |
ph: 07932/9102-38 od. 8411
fx: 07932/9102-39 |
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Deutsches
Museum
Museuminsel 1
D-80306 Munchen 22 |
Tel: (+49) 89 2179 1
Fax: (+49) 89 2179 324
(within Germany replace the +49 by 0)
Use their search engine to find Zeppelin-related items. |
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Weilburg
Museum
Schlossplatz 1
D-6290 Weilburg
Hessen |
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North of Frankfurt-A-M. LZ5 (Z11) had crashed
there in 1910. The majority of the museum is concerned
with the local mining industry and the airship exhibit
was confined to onewall of one room. There are six structural
parts on show covering about 4' x 3' of wall. At the top
an approx 4' long bit of a triangular longeron then an
obviously heavily stressed longeron piece where a tubular
section joined it then three nondescript structural pieces
and a control-cable pulley. There were 15 large photos
of the wreck, a number of which I had seen in various
Zeppelin histories. There were a number of good large
photos taken after the crash and during the dismantling
of the ship (with axes!). There were also some pieces
of the structure on show but I couldn't identify their
position in the airship -- Peter
White |
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Zeppelin
Museum Friedrichshafen Technik and Kunst
Hafenbahnhof
Seestrasse 22
D-88045
Friedrichshafen |
ph (info): (49) 0 75
41/38 01-33
ph: 0 75 41/38 01-0
fx: 0 75 41/38 01-80
Contact: W. Meighorner, Director |
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The museum was inagurated at its new premises
on 2 July 96. Display space 4000 square meters. The main
attraction is a 40 meter long partial reconstruction of
LZ 129 Hindenburg (to scale) on the basis of the original
construction plans. According to note in file, plans for
LZ 129 are available.
On 22 April 2007, Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen was
awarded the rare title FAI-Recommended-Museum by
the Federation Aeronautique
Internationale (FAI). Worldwide, only 24 museums
have been honored this way. The title is indicative of
outstanding collections in aviation and especially valuable
exhibitions that further educate the public, but especially
the young people in the area of air and space travel.
Over the years the Zeppelin Museum has drawn attention
to itself through a series of exhibitions on the history
of aviation. FAI, founded 1905 in Paris is an international,
non-governmental, non-profit organization that worldwide
organizes and coordinates activities in the areas of
air and space travel in some 100 member countries.
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Zeppelin
Museum Meeresburg
Heinz-Urban
Schlossplatz 8
D-88709 Meersburg |
Tel: +49 7532 - 7909
Email: info@zeppelin-museum.com
The museum is located near Lake Constance. |
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Zeppelin
Museum Neu-Isenburg / Zeppelinheim
Kapitän-Lehmann-Straße 2
D-63263 Neu Isenburg/Zeppelinheim |
Tel: xx49 (0)69 / 69 43 90 (AB)
Fax: xx49 (0)69 / 69 20 16
Email: Margot.Chelius@zeppelin-museum-zeppelinheim.de |
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| Italy |
Aeronautica
Militare Museo
Aeroporto Vigna di Valle
00062 - Bracciano
Roma |
ph: 06.998871
fax. 06.9987445
e-mail: musam@aeronautica.difesa.it
Nobile |
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| Netherlands |
Airship
Plaza
8221 RB Lelystad |
ph: 0320-247750
fx: 0320-247814
e-mail: info@airship-plaza.com
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| Switzerland |
Verkehrshaus
der Schweiz
Luzern |
The collection includes models of Zeppelin
rigid airships and early balloons. There is also material
about the Swiss blimps used during World War II. |
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| UK
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Airship
Heritage Trust
50 Brands Hill Avenue
High Wycombe, Bucks
HP13 5PH England |
e-mail: aht@ndirect.co.uk |
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Airship Heritage Trust prints the quarterly
"Dirigible" which is an excellent source of historical
information, photos, and people's historical airship experiences.
It is edited by Nick Walmsley.
To subscribe send 20 quid (thats L20.00 sterling - UK
currency only) to the address at left. |
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Balloon
Preservation Group
44 Shadwells Road
Lancing, West Sussex
BN15 9EW England |
ph: +44 (0) 1903 763598
e-mail: bpg@mistral.co.uk |
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Cardington
Laboratory
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Former home of the R100, now a major multi-disciplinary
international research centre |
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Imperial
War Museum
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ |
ph: +44 020 7416 5320
fx: 020 7416 5374
recorded information: 0900 1600 140
e-mail: mail@iwm.org.uk
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They have a German cloud car! I forget the
entire story, but it was evidently cut loose during a
raid. I don't know if the narrative really explained if
the car was occupied at the time or not. I suppose it's
possible that no one may ever know.
The Imperial War Museum really doesn't focus on LTA,
but does have a few interesting military displays of zeppelins,
mostly WWI raids and their effect on London |
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RAF Museum RC
RAF Cardington
Bedford MK42 OTH
England. |
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[2000] The museum collection is
currently stored at a temporary facility at RAE Cardington
near Bedford. As it is a military installation prior permission
and an escort must be arranged for the visit. The AHT
office can be reached at:
AHT Office
RAF Museum RC
RAF Cardington
Bedford MK42 OTH
England
If anyone is in London, it is about a 30 minute train
ride north to Bedford and well worth the journey, even
if only seeing the impressive hangars which remain the
largest buildings anywhere in the British Commonwealth
(only the Akron Airdock is larger, and the VAB at Kennedy
Space Centre has a larger volume, but the two hangars
at Cardington are of course far longer than the VAB and
almost as long as the Airdock). |
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Science
Museum
Exhibition Road
South Kensington
SW7 2DD |
ph: +44 (0) 870 870 4771
fx: +44 (0)20 7942 4302 |
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I last visited this museum in 1990. At that
time it had one showcase dedicated to early French non-rigid
airships, one with models of British rigid airships and
a model of a Thunder & Colt hot air airship and a
last showcase with several models of the Airship Industries
(now Airship Technologies Inc.) Skyships. |
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| USA |
Aviation
Hall of Fame of New Jersey
400 Fred Wehran Drive
Teterboro Airport, Teterboro, NJ 07608 |
Has some LTA materials, including Hindenburg
memorabilia.
(ph) 201-288-6344
(fx) 201-288-5666
email: njahof@verizon.net |
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Cradle
of Aviation
Charles
Lindbergh Boulevard
Garden City, NY 11530
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The late George
Dade, pioneer Long island
aviator, was building an exact 10' (?) display model
of the R-34, complete with working controls that changed
its attitude, when
he died in 1998. The model may be in storage.
ph: 516-572-4111
fx: 516-572-4065
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Frontiers of Flight Museum
Main Terminal
Dallas Love Field, TX |
email: Gerald
Knox Bishop, Curator
ph: 241-350-3600 |
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Has many original Zeppelin items including
the china service from the Hindenburg, the Radio Operator's
chair from the Hindenburg, Admiral Charlie Rosendahl's
diary of his trip around the world aboard the Graf Zeppelin,
the props off of LosAngeles & Shennandoah, the radio
from Los Angeles, a section of life raft from Macon signed
by 40 survivors, etc. |
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Marine Corps Air Station
Tustin, CA |
Closing during the summer of 1999. Two wooden blimp
hangars that are on the Register of Historic Places.
email: matthewsje@pendleton.usmc.mil
if you have any information about this facility. |
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Moffett
Federal Airfield
Sunnyvale, CA
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NAS
Richmond
Richmond, Florida |
Friends
of the South Florida Military Museum and Memorial |
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NAS Santa Ana |
NAS
Stations |
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NAS
Sunnyvale: Moffet |
Lighter-than-air exhibits inlude the hangar itself.
Air & Space Smithsonian highlights the field on the
last page of the August 1996(?) issue.
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NAS
Tillamook Museum
6030 Hangar Road
Tillamook, Oregon 97141 |
ph: 503-842-1130
10-5 daily
Several airships, including "Cyclo-Crane" prototype.
P-51, ME109,Spitfire MKVIII, FM2 Wildcat, F4U, PBY Catalina,
B-25 , AD4 Skyraider, TMB Avenger, J2F Duck, several T-28's,
assorted civilian planes and helicopters.
Located in a WWII blimp hangar described as "the largest
free-span wood structure in the world." Relatively new
museum. |
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NAS
Weeksville
Weeksville, NC |
contact:
Stephen D. Chalker (Historian)
813 W. Main Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
ph: 252-335-1030 |
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National
Air & Space Museum (Smithsonian)
-- CollectionsIndependence Ave at 6th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20560 |
ph: 202-633-2214
Multilayered, fascinating, and informative. Use their search engine to research airship and LTA information. |
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National Aviation Hall of Fame
1100 Spaatz Street
Dayton, Ohio 45433 |
ph: 1-888-383-1903
nahf@nationalaviation.org
Use Google to search this site:
"[search term]
site:http://nationalaviation.org". |
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National
Museum of Naval Aviation (NMNA)
1750 Radford Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32508 |
Preserving the history of Naval Aviation,
is the most visited museum in the State of Florida. There
is no charge for admission.
Also has "on loan" from the National Air & Space
Museum in Washington the original Goodyear commercial
blimp, "Pilgrim" car and a reconstructed Curtiss F9C-
2 "Sparrowhawk" hook-on plane of the type used on the
USS MACON. -- Eric
Brothers |
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Naval
Air Musueum
1750 Radford Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32508 |
They have a great exhibit on lighter-than-air
that includes a restored K-ship Gondola. -- Robert
E Lawrence
The airship car hanging from the ceiling of the NMNA
in Pensacola is the K-47,
a WWII-vintage K-ship car, but in its post-war modified
form (ZSG-3 type). There is also the unrestored car of
a ZPG-2 airship out back. -- Eric
Brothers |
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Naval
War College Museum
Newport,
RI |
Excellent LTA Room. |
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Navy
Lakehurst Historical Society
P.O. Box 328
Lakehurst, NJ 08733 |
If anyone is interested in a tour of Navy
Lakehurst they can get in contact us by mail or call:
ph: 908-349-4754 Mr. Kevin Pace
ph: 908-244-6004 Mr. Don Adams
e-mail: CNJF51A@prodigy.com |
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We will also answer any and all questions
about airships. We have quite a collection of artifacts
from the Hindenburg and Amercian airships. We also set
up displays in the NJ, PA, and NY area and do talks for
any group in NJ that want to know about airships. |
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New England
Air Museum
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks, Connecticut 06096 |
ph: 860-623-3305
fx: 860-627-2820
e-mail: staff@neam.org
LTA Summary
| Shenandoah |
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San
Diego Aerospace Museum
2001 Pan American Plaza
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 |
ph: 619-234-8291
fx: 619-233-4526
e-mail: receptionist@sdasm.org
A number of instruments from very early Zepps and a handful
of pieces of L-31 are on display in the tiny little aviation
museum. Also displayed is a very large and fairly accurate
model of L-31. The color is wrong, but it's a beautiful
model nonetheless. -- Jumanji |
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Udvar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian)
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway Chantilly, Virginia 20151
Phone: 703-572-4118 |
Use their search engine to research airship and LTA information. |