His Majesty's airship : the life and tragic death of the world's largest flying machine / S.C. Gwynne.
Publisher: London : Oneworld, 2023Description: x, 299 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780861547081.Subject(s): R101 (Airship) | Airships -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Aircraft accidents -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 363.124094209042 Summary: The R101 was the largest object ever to take to the air. It was meant to dazzle the world with cutting-edge technology and awesome size. Better than a plane, more luxurious than an ocean liner, the R101 would connect the furthest reaches of the British Empire, tying together far-flung dominions at a time when imperial bonds were fraying. It was, however, not to be. The spectacular crash of the British airship R101 in 1930 changed the world of aviation forever. Most have heard of the fiery crash of the Hindenburg, a German ship that went down in New Jersey seven years later. But the story of R101 and its forty-eight victims has largely been forgotten. 'His Majesty's Airship' recounts the epic narrative of the ill-fated airship and her eccentric champion, Christopher Thomson.Summary: The forgotten story of Britain's own Hindenburg disaster.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The R101 was the largest object ever to take to the air. It was meant to dazzle the world with cutting-edge technology and awesome size. Better than a plane, more luxurious than an ocean liner, the R101 would connect the furthest reaches of the British Empire, tying together far-flung dominions at a time when imperial bonds were fraying. It was, however, not to be. The spectacular crash of the British airship R101 in 1930 changed the world of aviation forever. Most have heard of the fiery crash of the Hindenburg, a German ship that went down in New Jersey seven years later. But the story of R101 and its forty-eight victims has largely been forgotten. 'His Majesty's Airship' recounts the epic narrative of the ill-fated airship and her eccentric champion, Christopher Thomson.
The forgotten story of Britain's own Hindenburg disaster.