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The R 101–a Great British Airship, 1929

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The R 101 was one of the largest lighter-than-air airships ever created.  The ship was still about a year away from its maiden flight when this popular survey was published in the Illustrated London News on March 29, 1929–unfortunately this flight would also be its last, finding disaster over France on October 5, 1930. The airship was 777′ long, 140′ high, and had a volume of about 5 million cubic feet, and operated with a crew of 42–a big object.  

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And the detail of the sleeping quarters:


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And the text:

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