Comments on: On This Spot … http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/ Wed, 15 May 2013 19:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: The National Air and Space Museum http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-45583 The National Air and Space Museum Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:47:54 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-45583 Robert,

We did have an event last year for the 150th anniversary of Thaddeus Lowe’s historic 1861 balloon flight, during which we partially inflated a balloon on the National Mall.

You can see a video of this along with other videos from the event on our YouTube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/airandspace#p/u/8/4OrsvEwww0U

A complete list of commemorative Smithsonian events can be found on the Civil War 150 website: http://civilwar150.si.edu/

You may have heard recently in the news that another Museum is working on constructing and flying a Civil War era balloon replica in 2012:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/worlds-only-civil-war-manned-balloon-takes-to-the-air-in-summer-2012-2012-02-02

]]> By: Diane Rooney http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-45510 Diane Rooney Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:17:28 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-45510 Wonderful story – a Civil War aeronaut. Great person for Civil War & Victorian era re-enactors to present a character on.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-45421 Robert Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:59:17 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-45421 A quick question since we are in the mist of the 150th Anv of the Civil War is there a chance that the Smithsonian will have any events involving a Balloon Display in front of the Air and Space Building.

]]> By: Ryan http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-39838 Ryan Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:48:57 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-39838 I will be heading out their in a few months. This is definitely one of the places that is on my “bucket list”. I have a passion for history especially being an Air Force veteran! I can’t wait!

]]> By: The National Air and Space Museum http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-36643 The National Air and Space Museum Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:16:47 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-36643 Hi Jenny,

Yes we do! The Northrop N1M is on display in the WWII Aviation Station at the Udvar-Hazy Center: http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19600302000.

]]> By: Jenny http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-36628 Jenny Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:48:10 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-36628 I was there 2 years ago, do they still have the yellow Northrop flying wing on display ?.

]]> By: Civil War Reconnaissance Takes Flight | The Bigger Picture http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-30518 Civil War Reconnaissance Takes Flight | The Bigger Picture Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:07:15 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-30518 [...] # nasm_A19310041000.In June, the National Air and Space Museum recreated the historic balloon test. Learn more about this story from NASM’s curator Tom Crouch, who has written on the history of ballooning, and see other objects relating to Thaddeus Lowe in [...]

]]> By: Amelia Kile http://blog.nasm.si.edu/aviation/on-this-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Amelia Kile Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:58:47 +0000 http://airandspace.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/on-this-spot/#comment-22 Great post. Lots of fascinating things woven into this story, aren’t there?

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