Photos: 3 Goodyear blimps fly over Akron, Ohio to mark 100th anniversary of first flight

Goodyear’s Wingfoot One, top, and Wingfoot Three circle Wingfoot Lake State Park in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first Goodyear blimp flight on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

Spectators gather at Wingfoot Lake State Park to watch the Goodyear blimps take flight on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

Spectators take photos of Wingfoot One flying over Wingfoot Lake State Park on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

Wingfoot One flies over Wingfoot Lake State Park on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

All three of the Goodyear blimps, led by Wingfoot One, fly over Old Guard Tower in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the first Goodyear blimp flight on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.

All three Goodyear blimps, led by Wingfoot One, fly in formation on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.

A couple relax in the shade as all three of the Goodyear blimps prepare to take off at Wingfoot Lake State Park on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

Goodyear’s Wingfoot One, top, and Wingfoot Three circle Wingfoot Lake State Park in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first Goodyear blimp flight on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

Wingfoot One, sporting a throwback color scheme, flies over Goodyear Theater in celebration of the tire company’s 100th anniversary of its first flight on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.

Blimp fans are reflected in the waters of Wingfoot Lake State Park as they admire the throwback color scheme of Wingfoot One on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

A kayaker looks on as Wingfoot One takes flight over Wingfoot Two and Three at Wingfoot Lake State Park on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Suffield Township, Ohio.

All three Goodyear blimps, led by Wingfoot One, pass over Goodyear Theater on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.

Dozens of spectators watched from the observation lot and along the road. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Dozens of spectators watched from the observation lot and along the road. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Kinzlee Eddy, 3, of Mogadore, looks back waiting for the flight to liftoff. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

N1A Wingfoot 1 was the first to get it in the air. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

N1A Wingfoot 1 flies over the hangar. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

All three Blimps in the air as spectators watched from the observation lot and along the road. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Harriet Chapman of Akron snaps photos of the Goodyear blimps fly over the East End on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.

Spectators parked along Wingfoot Lake Road and walked toward the hangar and observation lot. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar in Suffield on June 3.

N1A Wingfoot One. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

N3A Wingfoot Three. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Jeff Capek, chief pilot at the Goodyear Blimp Base in Pompano, Florida, signs an autograph for a child. Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

Celebrating 100 years, three Goodyear Blimps took flight from the hangar on Wingfoot Lake Road in Suffield on June 3.

A Goodyear blimp is framed by the Maynard Performance Pavilion as it passes over Lock 3 Park on June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. {Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal}

Three Goodyear blimps hover over Lock 3 Park on June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. {Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal}

A Goodyear blimp is pointed out by an architectural design in a pedestrian walkway that connects the Polsky Building with the Summit County Parking Garage on June 3, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. {Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal}