|
Date: |
|
Description: | Military Airship BETA. Bates from the summer of 1910. and was a reconstructed and enlarged "Baby� (May 1909). In 1910, used for wireless experiments, messages being received from her 2o miles away. In 1911 she ran into her shed when at an altitude of 65 - 70 feet. In late summer 1912, she was rebuilt and given a new gold-beater�s skin and new boat-shaped car, and was then known as Beta II.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
|
|