Aircraft Photo of N4A | Goodyear GZ-20A Blimp | Goodyear | AirHistory.net #220905
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N4A
Aircraft Original Type:Goodyear GZ-20 Blimp
Aircraft Generic Type:Goodyear GZ-20 Blimp
Aircraft Version:Goodyear GZ-20A Blimp
C/n (msn):C-49
Operator Titles:Goodyear
Aircraft Name:Columbia
Location
City / Airport:Washington - Dulles InternationalMap
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KIAD   IATA: IAD   Local: IAD   Other: -
Collection:National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center
 
Photo Date:10 October 2018
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 220905
Photo Comment

The last time I saw this artifact, it was attached to the Goodyear Blimp Columbia flying overhead in 1982. Stored after the Columbia was retired and disassembled in 1986, the gondola was donated to the Air and Space Museum in 2011.

This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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