Akron, Ohio, Airdock May Be Converted into Airship Plant.

From: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) | Date: March 26, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Gloria Irwin

Mar. 26--Akron's Airdock is being cleaned and may be converted into a modern airship-producing facility.

The 75-year-old landmark that for seven decades was the world's largest hangar also may get a new owner.

Whether the facility that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. created to build rigid dirigibles will return to its roots won't be known until sometime after June.

That's when the Missile Defense Agency is scheduled to p...

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