A Gripping Account Of The R101, The World’s Largest Airship And A Symbol Of British Ambition And Engineering.

The author compellingly tells the story of the loss of the british zepplin r101 which crashed and burned in france on 5 october 1930, about 8 hours after leaving central england. R101 was not just the largest aircraft ever to have flown and the product of the world’s most advanced engineering—she was also the lynchpin of an imperial british scheme. It was, however, not to be.

The Wreck Of The R.101 Lay Where It Had Fallen Until Well Into 1931, Becoming A Haunt For Air Accident Investigators And Day Trippers Who Wanted To See The Near Perfect Skeleton Of The.

On october 5, 1930, the british airship r101 crashed in northern france during its maiden overseas voyage, en route to india. The spectacular crash of the british airship r101 in 1930 changed the world of aviation forever. Faster than a plane, more luxurious than an ocean liner, the r101 would connect the furthest reaches of the british empire.

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Gwynne takes us back to the. Gwynne masterfully weaves together the stories of the people behind the r101,. In his gripping new book, his majesty’s airship:

How Did Airship R101 — Embodying The British Empire’s Global Ambitions — Die In Fireball Of Dreams, Romance, And Hubris And Turn To Ashes In The Pages Of History?

Of the 54 people on board, 48 were killed, including. The life and tragic death of the world's largest flying machine, the new york times bestselling author s.c. Gwynne, author of his majesty's airship, the life and tragic death of the world's largest flying machine, provides an insightful account of how this tragedy unfolded.