Person

Paone, Thomas J.

1985

Thomas J. Paone curates the lighter-than-air collection, including balloons, blimps, and airships, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum; his research focuses on ballooning in the Civil War as well as the use of airships and blimps in America; He is coauthor of Milestones of Flight: The Epic of Aviation with the National Air and Space Museum.