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Old 17th Aug 2012, 19:08
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MIKTHENAV
 
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Cool RAF AIRSHIPS

Mike

To quote my 1990 'Illustrated History of the RAF' by Roy Conyers Nesbit.....
The R34 was one of 2 RAF airships, each with a length of 643ft and powered by 5 engines, which entered service in 1919. She was based at Pulham in Norfolk and became notable for the first transatlantic flight made by lighter-than-air craft in July 1919. The R34 was damaged beyond repair after hitting a hill in Jan 1921'.

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