Picture No | 11989458 |
Date | 1929 |
Description | R101 as the air minister's office, 1929 |
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R101 as the air minister's office: the second flight of Britain's giant airship. Meteorological offices at Cardington; air minister Lord Thomson about to ascend the mooring mast of the R101 by the lift; luggage-loading at the mooring mast head; view of R101 at the mooring mast after dark; a meteorological observer at Cardington releasing a small pilot balloon; telephoning to the control cabin of R101 while beside a wind-measuring instrument.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 26th October 1929 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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