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Airship Dreams

91st anniversary of R101 crash remembered in history podcast

A history podcast, set up to alleviate the boredom of lockdown, has turned its attention to Bedford this week, to mark the 91st anniversary of the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R101 airship...
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Airship Dreams project unveiled on 90th anniversary of R101’s final flight

Today (4 October) marks the 90th anniversary of the last voyage of the R101 airship, which left Cardington in 1930 and tragically crashed, killing...
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Airship Dreams

Unique socially distanced events to commemorate 90th anniversary of R101’s last flight

A streamed musical performance, taking place with the magnificent backdrop of the Cardington Sheds, is one of the events adapted by BCA...
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R100 on the Cardington Mast upon its return from Canada.

Photos remember 90 years since R100’s maiden overseas voyage

On this day 90 years ago, the R100 airship set off from Cardington Sheds, Bedford, to embark on its first Transatlantic flight to Canada. To commemorate this important step in aviation history...
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