Topics: Lighter Than Air : R101

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 diameter5,500,000: cubic feet volume: (originally 5,000,000)Number of flights: 40