Today marks 92 years since an accident involving R101, an experimental British airship built in 1929. The vessel was one of two such dirigibles to be produced in the UK to cultivate the country’s long-haul airship travel network. However, the disaster in question destroyed R101, and brought UK airship development to a halt.
Before the crash
R101 made its first flight less than a year before the accident, on October 14th, 1929. At the time of this achievement, it was the world’s largest…