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R33-class airship
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The R.33 class of British rigid airships were built for the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, but were not completed until after the end of hostilities, by which time the RNAS had be
The R33-class airship R-34 landing at Roosevelt Field in 1919
The R33-class airship R-34 landing at Roosevelt Field in 1919
The pair of Gloster Grebes under the airship before the test, 26 October 1926
The pair of Gloster Grebes under the airship before the test, 26 October 1926
R33 near its hangar
R33 near its hangar
The forward section of R.33 control car at Royal Air Force Museum London (Hendon), 2008
The forward section of R.33 control car at Royal Air Force Museum London (Hendon), 2008
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
R33-class airship
…repairs, R.33 emerged from her shed for the first time since April. She was used for pressure experiments to provide data for the construction of the new R101 airship. Once these were finished, she was used for trials launching a parasite fighter, using a DH 53 Hummingbird light aircraft. After two failed…
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