British Army Dirigible No 1
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British Army Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus was a semi-rigid airship. First flown on 10 September 1907, it was Britain's first powered military aircraft.
Nulli Secundus
Nulli Secundus II being walked out of its shed
The Airship Nulli Secundus
School of Ballooning
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The School of Ballooning was a training and test centre for British Army experiments with balloons and airships. It was established at Chatham in Kent in 1888. The school moved to Stanhope Lines, Alde
British Army Dirigible No 1
…Second to none") was a semi-rigid airship. First flown on 10 September 1907, it was Britain's first powered military aircraft. Built at the Army's Balloon Factory at Farnborough, the early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer, and it was completed by Colonel John Capper of the Royal Engineers and…
An 1886 aerial photograph by Major Henry Elsdale of the Balloon School camp at Lydd, Kent