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A 40 somthing cardington sheds fan. Slightly airship obsessive with a humorous undertone and a natural dislike of destructive, dangerously placed housing estates round the airship sheds at Cardington.
It wasnt a Zeppelin.
October 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Graf Zeppelin, not R101
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Reposted by CARDINGTON SHEDS
This new publication includes exciting contemporary photographs of aviation pioneers from the Aerofilms collection. The book includes 80 illustrations, a small selection of which can be seen here courtesy of the Historic England Archive:
May 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
You have hurt R36s feelings with that 😉
May 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
It ain't pretty. Rust is a nasty pest.
May 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Well you seemed to forget the storm and low level turbulance and all the actual factors that brought her down.
May 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
R36 was the first, R100 flew after R101s maiden flight too. So in reality, R100 was the 3rd British passenger airship to fly.
May 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
One of the survivors was in that room during the accident, he broke through those walls with his bare hands, then tearing through other obstacles, he battled wis way out of the burning ship. It was in the lower floor of the ship, quite a distance from the Hydrogen.
May 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
You should see how many folk died in aeroplane accidents in that era, too. Early aviation was iffy whatever you went up in. Giant airships, of course, were a hell of a lot more noticeable and carried far more people at that time.
May 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
April 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
These never win. Sadly....
March 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM