Fatal Flight
Fatal Flight
Bill Hammack
The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship
Closing Credits
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
59 sec
Epilogue: Stories of the Survivors and the Fate of British Airships
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
10 min
Chapter 10: The Causes of R.101's Crash
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
28 min
Chapter 9: To Ride the Storm
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
26 min
Chapter 8: Depature for India
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
24 min
Chapter 7: Radical Surgery
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
19 min
Chapter 6: The Airship Flies Again
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
19 min
Chapter 5: Problems with the Cloth Cover
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
19 min
Chapter 4: Inside the Great Airship
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
33 min
Chapter 3: An Inept Commander Takes Charge
Figures and Appendices Figure 1: Relative Sizes of the Hindenburg, Graf Zeppelin, HMA R.101, and USS Akron Figure 2: Inside His Majesty’s Airship R.101 Figure 3: R.101’s Proposed Route to India Figure 4: The Mooring Tower at the Royal Airship Works Figure 5: Route of R.101 on its First Flight over London Figure 6: The First Forty-Five Minutes of R.101’s Final Flight Figure 7: Route of R.101’s Final Flight Appendix A: British Passenger Airships Prior to R.100 and R.101 Appendix B: Passenger and Crew on Board R.101’s Flight to India Appendix C: Flight of HM Airship R.101 to India: Notes for Press Use Appendix D: Report on Flight in the Graf Zeppelin and Visit to Friedrichshafen by Lieutenant-Colonel V. C. Richmond and Squadron Leader F. M. Rope Appendix E: Manufacture of the Gas Bags of R.101 Appendix F: Colmore Report on R.101’s Lift November 1929
Jun 28, 2017
21 min
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