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Sunday, August 2, 2009

Photos: Airships Fly Again After 71 Years

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Zeppelin test pilot Fritz Gunther and Jim Dexter test the wind prior to launch.
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Automotive repair center owner and avid airplane pilot Frank Alaimo snaps photos before his first Zeppelin flight.
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Pilot Jim Dexter and Airship Ventures guest services staffer Janice Martinson run over their route shortly after liftoff over Moffett Field.
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The shadow of the Eureka passes over Silicon Valley's suburbs. Only two other zeppelins are flying in the world today - in Japan and Germany.
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Airship Venture's Geek Tour flies over Stanford University as well as the the headquarters of other Silicon Valley tech giants such as Apple, Oracle, and Google.

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