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This collection consists of approximately 1.28 cubic feet of material relating to the Goodyear ZPG-3W non-rigid airship as well as material on other Goodyear airships as well as general historical airship information. There is also one folder of material pertaining to the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Silent Joe II airship.

Identifier

NASM.1989.0075

Creator

Jakmides, Thomas R.

Date

1929-1988

Provenance

Thomas R. Jakmides, Gift, 1989, NASM.1989.0075.

Extent

1.28 Cubic feet (1 record center box and 1 oversized folder)

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of approximately 1.28 cubic feet of material relating to the Goodyear ZPG-3W non-rigid airship including an Illustrated Parts Breakdown (NAVAER 01-195PDA-504); photographs; news clippings; photocopies of four technical drawings; and press releases. The collection also contains some material on other Goodyear airships as well as general historical airship information. There is also one folder of material pertaining to the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Silent Joe II airship which includes photographs and documents.

Arrangement note

This collection is in original order.

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

No restrictions on access

Citation

Goodyear ZPG-3W Collection, NASM.1989.0075, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Aeronautics
Airships
Naval aviation
Photographs
Newspapers

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Technical drawings