Report of the R. 101 Inquiry Presented by the Secretary of State for Air to Parliament by Command of His Majesty, March, 1931.

Name: Report of the R. 101 Inquiry Presented by the Secretary of State for Air to Parliament by Command of His Majesty, March, 1931.
Author: [R.101.]

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First edition. 8vo. pp. 129; photo. frontis. of the R.101, one photo. plate, two large extending meteorological charts; minor foxing, else very good in the original printed wrappers, slight staining affecting wrappers and margins of frontis., previous owner’s inscription to upper cover.

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The R.101 was built as part of a Government "Imperial Airship Scheme" to develop airships capable of long-distance flights. The R.101 was designed by the Air Ministry, and a second ship - R.100 - by a Vickers subsidiary, leading to competition between the two. The R.101 had undergone various flights and tests, though there is a suggestion that not all safety checks had been made before its first flight from Cardington to Karachi on the 4th October, 1930. It crashed the following day in France, near Beauvais, killing 48 people on board including Lord Thomson, the Air Minister, and Sir Sefton Brancker, the Air Vice Marshall; 6 people survived. This is the official report into the disaster, which posited a fatal combination of atmospheric conditions and loss of gas as the most likely cause.

Author [R.101.]

Date 1931

Binding Original printed wrappers.

Publisher London: HMSO

Condition See description

Pages 129

Price: £225.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

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