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  • Did a Wright Brother sign your license? And does it get you a blimp ride?

    07/10/2004 6:23:15 PM PDT · by Radix · 23 replies · 1,175+ views
    Patriot Ledger ^ | Saturday, July 10, 2004 | TAMARA RACE
    Wallace Denny, 97, was one of the first men to fly blimps for Goodyear Co. He married the daughter of the president of Goodyear. (LISA BUL/The Patriot Ledger) DUXBURY - Wallace Denny showed up at Plymouth Airport this week, looking for a ride in the Goodyear Blimp he'd seen flying overhead from his Duxbury Beach cottage. The pilots were on a tight schedule and couldn't manage a ride for the 97-year-old man. But they were happy to give him a tour. Folded inside Denny's wallet is something few pilots will ever see and none will ever have again: a flying...