Airship destroyed the early morning of October 5, 1930 with the loss of 48 out 54 aboard. Her destruction heralded the end of the British airship program. Designed and constructed by the Royal Airship Works, Cardington. 777 ft in length (originally 732 ft) 132 ft diameter 5,500,000: cubic feet volume: (originally 5,000,000) Number of flights: 40 Total flight time: 127 hours 20 minutes- Category ID : 428814
This site is dedicated to the 48 officers and men who perished in the crash at Beauvais, France. Features photographs of the memorial and details of the men as far as possible.
Features short article by N.W. Emmott proposing that crash was the result of pilot error in allowing the ship to fly at low altitudes so landmarks could be seen for navigation.