Her 100th Birthday Wish? A Ride on the Goodyear Blimp!

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle on November 7, 2007 at 2:19 pm


Helen Ruth Thrash just realized her dream of a lifetime when she turned 100: she got a free ride on the Goodyear blimp!

Just snagging a seat on the blue, gold and silver airship makes her a member of a pretty elite club. However, Mrs. Thrash’s 30-minute flight helped usher her into super-elite status.

That’s because the feisty Hartville resident will soon mark 100 years of living. [...]

”I sure do enjoy this! It would be worth a dime of anybody’s money,” an animated Mrs. Thrash said of the airship, which is 192 feet long, 50 feet wide, 59.5 feet high and has a volume of 202,700 cubic feet.

Link (Photo: Lew Stamp/Akron Beacon Journal) - Thanks Marilyn!



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2 comments to "Her 100th Birthday Wish? A Ride on the Goodyear Blimp!"

  1. algonkin
    November 7th, 2007 at 3:31 pm

    Good for her!

  2. Ivan Osborne
    December 29th, 2007 at 6:28 am

    At least Helen is a brave lady to go so high at her age good for her some at that age would prefere tera-firma!


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