Pall of Tragedy Hangs Over Nation - R101 Last Pictures

(6 Oct 1930) Last pictures of the R101 taken a few hours before the start of her fatal flight and shots of the wrecked airship.
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[@WarhammerWings]

If that's the actual sound of R101, it's beautiful.

[@dabking94.19]

It is.

[@infinitecanadian]

So sad...

[@infinitecanadian]

@Translation embassy Huh?

[@nigelh3253]

Big, big engineering! Amazing with all this steel frame that the R101 actually got off the ground. Yes, I know hydrogen is a very light gas, but an incredible idea for an Airship. It's a pity helium couldn't be made at this time as the tragedy may have been avoided. Well, the fire wouldn't have happened.

[@moralistepudibond]

I'm here for the 90th anniversary of the crash...