Black plaque № 51216

Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

R-100 Airship History Trail. The R100 airship was built at Howden as part of a government policy to reduce journey times to distant destinations. It was designed by Barnes Wallis and Nevil Shute Norway and took 3 years to construct. The airship was 216m (709ft) long and 41m (133ft) in diameter and w

as launched on 16 December 1929. The R100 was designed to carry 100 passengers and 38 crew and had a range of 5,000 miles. It flew to Canada and back in July / August 1930 taking 79 hours outward and

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