Cardington, Airship R101, before departure Postcard
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Cardington, R101 and other Bristish airships were built and based at Cardington in Bedfordshire., Built as part of a government sponsored programme, R101 was completed in 1929, and crashed in France on her maiden overseas voyage 5 October 1930. Personal photograph taken before the R101 left for her fatal votyage