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Photograph of the interior rigging of an airship, undated.

Illustration, "The first aerial ship, 1834," depicting the Eagle airship designed by the Comte de Lennox, undated.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Bill Redmon and interviewer John Barth, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, March 27, 2018.

Film footage of the 1955 Seafair, including the unplanned Boeing 367-80 (Dash 80) barrel roll maneuver performed by Tex Johnston, Seattle, Washington, August 6, 1955. The footage begins with scenes of hydroplanes and boats on Lake Washington,…

Photograph of a K-class blimp of the United States Navy tethered at an airfield, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of a crowd gathered around a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and a United States Navy K-class blimp on display at an airfield, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photomechanical print of people working on an airship engine and control car, Hurn Airport, England, circa 1940s. The caption notes that this is the first airship to be built in the country in 20 years.Part of a photograph album related to John…

Film footage of dogsledding and boating activities and an airship flight, Pennsylvania and Maine, circa 1930s-1940s. The first segment contains shots of unidentified individuals dogsledding and posing for the camera outside a cabin. The footage then…

Photograph of ZMC-2, the U.S. Navy's Zeppelin Metal Clad airship, in a hangar, circa 1929-1931. Caption: "Metalclad Airship ZMC-2. Built by Aircraft Development Corporation, Division of Detroit Aircraft Corporation."Part of a photograph album related…

Photograph of the R101 airship moored at a tower, circa 1929-1930.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.