BRITISH AIRSHIPS
RlOO NEARING COMPLETION. ENGLAND-AMERICA SERVICE. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, October 14. It is stated that the British airship RlOO, now under construction at Howden, Yorkshire, will be completed before Christmas. The tests will probably include a demonstration flight to America and it is proposed later to establish an England-America airship service on a commercial basis. RlOO, although her length is less than that of the Graf Zeppelin which this afternoon was nearing the American coast, is designed to carry 100 passengers and the engine is more powerful. The airship RlOl, which is under the construction by the Air Ministry at Cardington, is also almost ready for shed tests.— British Official Wireless.
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Southland Times, Issue 20617, 16 October 1928, Page 7
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