The airship commenced its maiden voyage from Cardington, England to Karachi, India on the evening of 4th October 1930. It met some technical faults on the craft and adverse weather conditions.

One of only two colossal sheds built in the UK to house its fledgling airship industry has turned 100. Shed 1, along with its neighbour Shed 2, dominate the Bedfordshire skyline and can be clearly ...

The other airship, the R-101, was built by the Royal Airship Works under the British Air Ministry and became operational in October 1929. To date, it is the largest man-made flying object ever built.

The "Beta Shed" at Farnborough Airport, one of only a handful of portable airship hangars to have survived across Europe, is to be protected because of its "unique" history.

Shed 2, which is now used as a major film set, was built in 1925. Shed 1 housed the construction of the ill-fated R38 and R101 under the Royal Airship Works, external, and then hosted the ...