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Goodyear Blimp Celebrates a Century in Flight

AirVenture 2025 to host two of the company’s airships

Wingfoot One, one of Goodyear's three US-based airships, flies over Akron, Ohio. The first Goodyear Blimp took flight 100 years ago. — Wingfoot One, one of Goodyear’s three U.S.-based airships, flies over Akron, Ohio. The first Goodyear Blimp took flight near Akron 100 years ago.

By Amy Wilder • Writer

June 3, 2025

The Goodyear Blimp turned 100 today, marking a century since its first flight near Akron, Ohio, on June 3, 1925. To celebrate the milestone, Goodyear hosted a high-profile birthday party at its historic Wingfoot Lake hangar, featuring brand mascots from across the country and a tribute to the blimp’s cultural and technological legacy.

Goodyear also announced that it will bring two of its airships to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in July, the first time in more than 50 years of attendance that two Goodyear airships will participate. One will be stationed near the EAA Museum when not flying in the afternoon and night airshows.

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