R101 at Cardington EPW029993

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R101 at Cardington, Bedfordshire, 1929. Built 1926-30 at the Royal Airship Works at Cardington, the final test flight was 1st October 1930. Three days later the R101 departed for Karachi but crashed into a hillside near Beauvais, north of Paris, killing 48 of its 54 passengers. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Copyright © Historic England
Media ID 682154
Date: 14th October 1929
Source: English Heritage Images
Credit: Historic England Archive Aerofilms C
Image Size: 4960 x 3807 Pixels
Filesize is 9.74MB
Version 2 is 6.35MB
Associated Categories: -45
Associated Categories: Aerofilms Collection (1919-2006)
Associated Categories: Airports and airfields
Associated Categories: Ballooning
Keywords: aerostat, air craft, air ship, car, people, transport