Tag: Imperial Airship Programme
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On This Day In 1930: Britain’s prestigious R101 crashed in its maiden flight, loss in forward lifting gas caused nose dive. The hillside crash ignited hydrogen destroying entire airship an killing 48.
On October 4, 1930, Britain’s rigid airship R101 left Cardington at 6:24 p.m. on a proving flight to Karachi, then British India, via Egypt. It carried 54 people, including Lord Christopher Thomson and Sir Sefton Brancker. R101 was already facing serious problems. It was heavier than planned. Earlier flights had revealed problems with its gas…
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