Goodyear blimp celebrates turning 100 with flight over hometown of Akron. Here’s the history of the iconic dirigible

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The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a victory lap over the skies of an Ohio city this week.
The Akron-based tire company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of “Pilgrim,” its first blimp to take flight just outside of the city on June 3, 1925.
Goodyear began experimenting with…

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