British Airship Wrecked.
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE
AN UNCONGENIAL , ELEMENT
(Per Press Association.—Copyright.)
(Received Sept. 25, 9.50 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 25
The Admiralty's airship was being towed out of her shed when she heeled over. The check ropes used in guiding wer e released and sho righted herself but heeled over again and bulged in the middle.
The stern sank into the water and the gondola underneath with the officers was partially submerged. The officers stuck to their posts and the crews in the towing boats dived to safety.
The sound of tearing a nd crackling alarmed the spectators. The tear, which extended for five sections, was due to the rupture of the gas bagThe wreckage was housed with difficulty.
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Waikato Times, Issue 12189, 26 September 1911, Page 5
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