Goodyear marked the 100th anniversary of its Goodyear Blimp this week with flights over the Ohio city that’s home to the tiremaker’s headquarters.

Three of Goodyear’s well-known blimps flew "victory laps" together over Akron on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The flights were part of the company’s efforts to commemorate the centennial of its first-ever Goodyear-branded blimp’s inaugural flight. That blimp, called Pilgrim, first flew on June 3, 1925.

The three Goodyear Blimps that participated in the "victory lap" around Akron were Wingfoot One, Wingfoot Two and Wingfoot Three. Each measures 246 feet in length.

Photos showed the trio of Goodyear airships flying together over the city, including near the Canal Park stadium where the Akron RubberDucks minor league baseball team pla

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