First Powered Airship - British Army Dirigible No 1
The new British lead military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, made its maiden ascent over Aldershot. The early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer, and it was completed by Colonel John Capper of the Royal Engineers and Samuel Cody, who was mainly responsible for developing the steering gear and power installation
Picture No
11063527
Media ID
46089779
Size
4500px x 5097px
(3.3MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Illustrations Bureau in The Bystander', 18 September 1907, page 585
Date
10th September 1907
