| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| City / Airport: | Everett - Snohomish County / Paine FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPAE IATA: PAE Local: PAE Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1982 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 73810 |
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The Columbia was in operation from 1975 until retired in 1986. The control gondola, which was first used on Goodyear's Enterprise airship in 1936 and transferred to the US Navy in WWII, was re-acquired by Goodyear in 1946. In storage until refurbished for Columbia and stored in 1986 after disassembly, the historic item was donated to the National Air and Space Museum in 2011. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 August 2018, and has since been viewed 897 times. |