1224, BDB 86/1/6794 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=8845
no.1224
Naval Airship Wreck
24-Sep-1911
The airship HMA1 or 'Mayfly' after its accident when it split in half. Sailors in rowing boats and in a steam launch in attendance. Tail in the air. The fateful flight was 24 Sep 1911.
1224, BDB 86/1/6794 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=8845
no.1224
Naval Airship Wreck
24-Sep-1911
The airship HMA1 or 'Mayfly' after its accident when it split in half. Sailors in rowing boats and in a steam launch in attendance. Tail in the air. The fateful flight was 24 Sep 1911.
| Location: | Cavendish Dock, Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6794 |
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| Sankey Number: | 1224 |
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Album 08 1035-1332 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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Page Number: 14
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1223 | Naval Airship Wreck | Boats around the airship wreck | |
| 1224 | Naval Airship Wreck | The nose section now down on the water, steam pinnace standing by. | |
| 1225 | Naval Airship Wreck | The nose section now down on the water, steam pinnace standing by. | |
| 1226 | Naval Airship Wreck | The broken airship hauled towards the hangar, the stern gondola is now sunk. | |
| 1227 | Naval Airship Wreck | A different view of the same scene. | |
| 1228 | Naval Airship Wreck | Officers scratching heads | |
| 1229 | Naval Airship Wreck | Broken airship | |
| 1230 | Both sections now down on the water, steam pinnace moored up. | ||
| 1231 | Naval Airship Wreck | The wreck seen from further back with the nose entering the hangar. | |
| 1232 | Naval Airship (wreck) | Close-up of the damaged section. | |
| 1233 | Naval Airship (wreck) | The wreckage moved towards the hangar. | |
| 1234 | Naval Airship (wreck) | Half of the nose section now in the hangar | |
| 1235 | Naval Airship (wreck) | three quarters of the nose section now in the hangar. | |
| 1236 | Naval Airship (wreck) | Nose section now in the hangar. | |
| 1237 | Naval Airship (wreck) | The wreck moved further into the hangar. | |
| 1238 | Naval Airship (wreck) | The broken airship entering the hangar. |
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