Goodyear Blimp Seen Over North Escambia

April 19, 2022

The Goodyear Blimp was spotted over North Escambia Tuesday afternoon, seen here over West Roberts Road in Cantonment.

According to flight tracking information, the blimp crossed the Escambia River into Escambia County, passed near the intersection of East Kingsfield and Chemstrand roads, crossed Highway 29 north of Roberts Road, passed the intersection of Roberts Road and Stefani Road, traveled over Heritage Baptist on Highway 297A,  and went just north of OLF-8 as it continued into Baldwin County.

According to Goodyear, the blimp’s next public stop is the PGA Zurich Classic near New Orleans April 23-24. The blimp will provide video for the CBS broadcast.

Submitted photo by Lori Smith for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

8 Responses to “Goodyear Blimp Seen Over North Escambia”

  1. SH on April 21st, 2022 2:56 pm

    That’s one way to get past all the closed bridges and blocked railroad crossings around here

  2. Shirley Hales on April 20th, 2022 3:32 pm

    We use to see Blimps when I was a child living in Molino

  3. CCHGN on April 20th, 2022 1:14 pm

    Mick, I was stationed at LTA Tustin from 1980-85. Those blimp hangars, built to house blimps in WWII, are National Landmarks as being the largest free standing wooden structures in the world. You are correct.

  4. William in Beulah on April 20th, 2022 11:45 am

    Go to NAS Lakehurst, NJ if you want to see what a lighter than air ship hanger, as well as the scene of the Hindenburg disaster. The hanger no longer has air ships but housed catapult training in the 90’s when I was there.

  5. Just saying on April 20th, 2022 7:55 am

    In the 70’s it(they) spend nights at the Pensacola Airport.

  6. Gerald David lamb on April 20th, 2022 5:34 am

    i am 73 now when at jim allen , in theearly 1950,s we would see blimps over Nnnneal rd

  7. mick on April 20th, 2022 12:09 am

    The blimp hangars at MCAS Tustin were the view outside my back door when I lived in base housing. Goodyear Blimps would overnight there at times. Tried to get my kids a ride one weekend but got bumped by someone of higher rank with his kids. Good memories though, they are a sight to see up close…

  8. That's Awesome! on April 19th, 2022 4:16 pm

    That’s awesome I was just telling my fiancee about these about 2 weeks ago as she said she’d never seen one in real life!

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