This is an incredible opportunity to own these fascinating fragments of British aviation history.
Two sections of fabric recovered from R100 when it was sold for scrap 1931.
Larger scrap measures 21cm across x 10.5cm at its widest point
Smaller Red Scrap measures approx: 7cm x 8.5cm
It includes a Note:
“Two sections of inner and outer covering taken from the Airship R100 which was broken up and sold for scrap between Nov 1931 and February 1932.
The Airship, reg number, G-FAAV was dissembled by Messers Elton Levy & Co Ltd at the Royal Airship Works in London & the duralium was sold for scrap. The Cover covering was sold as souvenirs for various charities.”
~ About the R.100 Airship ~
The R.38 disaster prompted a thorough investigation into the structure of airships, influencing the design of the subsequent British-built airships, R.100 and R.101.
His Majesty’s Airship R100 was a privately designed and built British rigid airship, created as part of a two-ship competition to develop a commercial airship service for British Empire routes under the Imperial Airship Scheme. The other airship, R101, was built by the British Air Ministry, but both were government-funded. R100 was constructed by the Airship Guarantee Company, a subsidiary of the armaments firm Vickers-Armstrongs, led by Commander Dennis Burney. The design team was headed by Barnes Wallis, later famous for inventing the bouncing bomb, and included Nevil Shute Norway (the novelist Nevil Shute) as the senior stress engineer.
R100’s maiden flight was in December 1929. It underwent several trial flights and successfully completed a return crossing of the Atlantic in July–August 1930. However, after the crash of R101 in October 1930, the Imperial Airship Scheme was terminated, and R100 was dismantled for scrap.
~ Dimensions ~
Brown wooden frame measures: 9.5″ / 24cm x 7.5″ / 19cm
Larger scrap measures 21cm across x 10.5cm at its widest point
Smaller Red Scrap measures approx: 7cm x 8.5cm
~ Condition ~
Good used condition. Some foxing to the paper but the fragments are in good condition.
