ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1467
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| Date: | Sunday 5 October 1930 |
| Time: | c. 02:10 UTC |
| Type: | Royal Airship Works R-101 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Ministry |
| Registration: | G-FAAW |
| MSN: | R-101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 54 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Allonne, Oise Department, 2.5 miles SW of Beauvais -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cardington, Bedfordshire |
| Karachi, Sindh Province, India | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nosedived into the ground on its inaugural flight from Cardington, England to Karachi; in the wind and rain the outer cover split open at the front, causing 2 forward gasbags to rupture.
It was the fire following the crash which killed so many of the passengers and crew. This might have begun by sparks caused by friction on impact igniting the 5,500,000 cubic feet of hydrogen. Another possibility is that some electrical short circuit in the wiring inside the balloon caused by the crash ignited the gas.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101#Final_flight
2. http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/Shortstown/CausesOfTheR101Disaster.aspx
3. https://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14876.0
4. https://www.airships.net/blog/british-airship-r101-crashes-killing-48-day-1930/
5. https://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/r101/Crash/R101_Crash.htm
6. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10394803/How-crash-R101-airship-1930-ended-Britains-grand-empire-crossing-plans.html
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-45731665
8. https://welweb.org/ThenandNow/R-101-2.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allonne,_Oise
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2008 11:12 | harro | Added |
| 11-Oct-2010 00:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature] |
| 22-Dec-2012 10:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2015 15:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-May-2018 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Oct-2020 11:42 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Mar-2022 05:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Sep-2022 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Category] |
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