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NEW MONARCH OF THE SKIES

New Monarch Of The Skies (1928)

Men work on the partly finished huge Government Airship R-101.

R-101 TOOK TO THE AIR FOR THE FIRST TIME aka R101 AIRSHIP IN FLIGHT AND CRASH

R-101 Took To The Air For The First Time AKA R101 Airship In Flight And Crash (1929)

Footage...

BRITAIN'S SUPER ZEPP

Britain's Super Zepp (1929)

A look at the R.101 airship, Britain's "Super Zepp", in its hangar. ...

R -101'S TRIUMPH

R -101's Triumph (1929)

Good material of the maiden voyage of the R-101, Cardington, Bedfordshire.

THEY NOBLY FELL!

They Nobly Fell! (1930)

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

HIS HIGH OFFICE

His High Office (1929)

Lord Thompson, Air Works Minister has flight on the airship R-101, Cardington,...

THE FLIGHT THAT FAILED

The Flight That Failed (1929)

The R-101's take-off is delayed due to bad weather, Cardington,...

 

 

MP'S HAVE A GOOD LUNCH... BUT NO LUNCH

MP's Have A Good Lunch... But No Lunch (1929)

Politicians board the R-101 for lunch, Cardington,...

R-100

R-100 (1929)

Footage of the new airship the R-100 in hangar in Howden, Humberside.

FRENCH MAIL PLANE CRASH

French Mail Plane Crash (1933)

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

BALLOON MAINTENANCE

Balloon Maintenance (1949)

Barrage balloons are repaired and maintained at hangar in Cardington,...

TRAGEDY MOST PROFOUND

Tragedy Most Profound (1930)

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

TRAGEDY MOST PROFOUND

Tragedy Most Profound (1930)

Shots of the R101 airship before it sets off on its fateful last flight.

BRITAIN'S FASTEST AIRSHIP

Britain's Fastest Airship (1929)

The R.100 airship carries 60 passengers on six hour flight to...

"The Sky Their Stage" (1930)

Various aerobatic flights and the R-101 provide spectacle at and RAF...

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.

GALLANT ... SIR MALCOLM aka GALLANT SIR MALCOMB

Gallant ... Sir Malcolm AKA Gallant Sir Malcomb (1931)

Sir Malcolm Campbell introduces members of...

THE SKY THEIR STAGE

The Sky Their Stage (1930)

Various aerobatic flights and the R-101 provide spectacle at and RAF pageant...

R101'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY

R101's First Anniversary (1931)

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

LA CATASTROPHE DU DIRIGEABLE BRITANNIQUE aka R101 DISASTER, 1930

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

Footage of the wreckage...

THE NATION BOWS ITS HEAD

The Nation Bows Its Head (1930)

Massive funeral ceremony for the victims of the crash of the R 101...

NEW AIRCRAFT EXHIBITION

New Aircraft Exhibition (1963)

Aircraft exhibition in Science Museum in London.

FIVE REIGNS reel 6

Five Reigns Reel 6 (1930-1939)

Historic events during the reign of five British Monarchs.