The Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar in Suffield, Ohio, is the main hangar used by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for construction and maintenance of their fleet of blimps.[2]
Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar | |
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Summary | |
Airport type | Private |
Location | Mogadore, Ohio |
Built | 1917 |
Elevation AMSL | 1,164 ft / 355 m |
Coordinates | 41°00′34.2″N 81°21′28.4″W / 41.009500°N 81.357889°W |
The Wingfoot Lake Hangar was built in 1917 for testing and construction of aircraft by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. During World War I and II, Goodyear built and manufactured blimps for the U.S. Navy and the first class of Navy airship pilots were trained at the site.[3]
Today the hangar is still used as the center of operations for the Goodyear Blimps and is the oldest airship hangar in the United States. [4]
The blimp base has operated since 1917, making it the oldest airship hangar in the United States.