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Talk to Area 15 "A tour around the R100 & R101 Airships"

Area 15 Assistant Rep Chris Stening | Published on 3/11/2025
Our February meeting took place at Grendon Hall where our very own Area 15 member Alastair Lawson gave a talk called "A tour around the R100 & R101 Airships".

Alastair is the Chairman of the Airship Heritage Trust. He gave a great insight to these amazing craft and how they were developed and used, including the facilities on board for the passengers and crew, through to their sad demise following disastrous crashes and what the future holds for helium filled craft.

We had 40 members attend and the feedback on his talk was great and the consensus was that further talks in the dark months would be welcomed.

For further information visit the Airship Heritage Trust website www.airshipsonline.com