BLOWN TO SEA
EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR "AIR. SHIP’S CREW. Australian V 7. ''-i LONDON, January 28. The airship R 34, after a had landing on the Yorkshire coast, in which her engines and propellors were damaged, was blown out to sea and came down afloat. The Admiralty announced that she was in no danger of sinking, and destroyers raced to the rescue. Later: The Admiralty reports that R 34 returned to her base at low speed. She was over Tunstall at 10 o’clock this morning. (Received January 29, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 28. R 34 landed at Howden. The crew are safe. A SENSATIONAL LANDING. (Received Januarv 30, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. January 29. The airship R 34 reached the aero, drome at Howden, bnt owing to its crippled condition it bumped several times in landing. The crew were com. pelted to jump ten feet to the earth. The airship was moored for the night as it was impossible to house her. A §ale arose and it became impossible to eep her under control. The envelope collapsed and the ship sank to the ground a mass of wreckage.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10812, 31 January 1921, Page 5
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