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THEY NOBLY FELL!

They Nobly Fell! (1930)

Shots of the wreckage of the Airship R 101 where it crashed in France.

FRENCH MAIL PLANE CRASH

French Mail Plane Crash (1933)

A French mail plane crashes into a factory in Beauvais, France.

TRAGEDY MOST PROFOUND

Tragedy Most Profound (1930)

The British Airship, the R-101, crashes into a French hillside in a rain...

AIR TRAVEL

Air Travel (1950-1959)

Passengers use coaches and planes to travel from Britain to France.

A HALLOWED SPOT

A Hallowed Spot (1933)

Ramsay MacDonald opens memorial to dead of the R101 airship in France.

WHAT WAS THE CAUSE

What Was The Cause (1930)

British air ministry experts investigate the crash site of the R-101 airship.

R101'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY

R101's First Anniversary (1931)

Flowers are laid at the site of the crash of the R101 airship in...

 

 

BEAUVAIS - CARNIVAL FESTIVAL & CHILDREN'S DAY AT NORTHERN COMMAND TATTOO IN...

Beauvais - Carnival Festival & Children's Day At Northern Command Tattoo In... (1937)

Pageant...

NIGHT SHOTS OF PARIS  OLD PART

Night Shots Of Paris Old Part (1960)

Visitors can see the old quarter of the Marais and the banks...

LA CATASTROPHE DU DIRIGEABLE BRITANNIQUE aka R101 DISASTER, 1930

La Catastrophe Du Dirigeable Britannique AKA R101 Disaster, 1930 (1930)

Footage of the wreckage...