CRUISE OF AIRSHIP R100
MANY ENGLISH TOWNS VISITED. British Official. Wireless. Rec. 5.5 p.m. Rugby, Jan. 28. Airship RICO, which set out yesterday morning from Cardington on a flight which it is expected will be a 48 hours’ endurance test,' cruised during the first 12 hours over the south-.western coun-; tics, of England and the' Channel Islands. Last night it was occasionally seen over south coast towns, and shortly after midnight was reported a few miles cast of Dover. It proceeded n <rtn and at seven o'clock’ was near GreatYarmouth, . _ Several Norfolk towns were visited and a. splendid view of the great airship was obtained. At Lowestoft and other towns, although the engines could .be heard, the vessel was obscured by. mist It visited London at ten o’clock. There was a thick mist overliedd and the huge bulk was seen. by: few- people. After manoeuvring for half an Ijpur .over the. capital the airship made for. the English Channel and' was stilUovcr. those waters when the Air Ministry \ta,s last in'eommunication with it. '• , ' i A '''
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 January 1930, Page 11
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