Blimp-loving collector donates memorabilia to Ohio college
AKRON, Ohio (AP) " An airship aficionado's memorabilia collection documenting the history of lighter-than-air flight is headed to northeast Ohio " the home of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the birthplace of its blimps.The University of Akron is accepting 100 boxes of rare toys, books, photos and videos from New York City resident Alan Gross, who bills himself as "Airship Al."The school's head of archival services, Vic Fleischer, told the Akron Beacon Journal that Gross [...]
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