Tail of wrecked R101 airship at Beauvais
The shape of the tail fins and rudder of the R101 airship can be clearly seen amid the wreckage after it crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage. French civilians and police are dwarfed by the airship's huge size
Picture No
10472281
Media ID
46050085
Size
6274px x 4975px
(3.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Original photograph
Date
October 1930
