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R101
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R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airships completed in 1929 as part of the Imperial Airship Scheme, a British government programme to develop civil airships capable of service on long-distance
R101 on the day of its first flight, 14 October 1929
R101 on the day of its first flight, 14 October 1929
One of the airship hangars at Cardington
One of the airship hangars at Cardington
R101 under construction
R101 under construction
Beardmore Tornado engine on display in the Science Museum in London
Beardmore Tornado engine on display in the Science Museum in London
R100
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His Majesty's Airship R100 was a privately designed and built British rigid airship made as part of a two-ship competition to develop a commercial airship service for use on British Empire routes as p
R101
…was designed and built by an Air Ministry–appointed team and was effectively in competition with the government-funded but privately designed and built R100. When built, it was the world's largest flying craft at 731 ft (223 m) in length, later enlarged to 777 feet (237 m), and at that size it was not…
R100 at its mooring mast in St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada, July 1930
R100 at its mooring mast in St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada, July 1930
Composite image representing R100 passing over the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, August 1930
Composite image representing R100 passing over the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, August 1930
R100 at Cardington, April 1930. The German Graf Zeppelin is seen in the background.
R100 at Cardington, April 1930. The German Graf Zeppelin is seen in the background.
R100 over Canadian Bank of Commerce building in Toronto, Ontario, then the highest building in the British Empire (August 1930). The rippling of the a
R100 over Canadian Bank of Commerce building in Toronto, Ontario, then the highest building in the British Empire (August 1930). The rippling of the airship's cover is visible.