1914, BDB 86/1/6836 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1914
Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island Leaving the shed
Between Jul 1920 and Feb 1921
The R80 leaving its shed on North Walney. Many men holding guy ropes. Second shed on the right. Photographer front centre. R80 transferred to Howden, Yorkshire 24 Feb 1921
1914, BDB 86/1/6836 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1914
Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island Leaving the shed
Between Jul 1920 and Feb 1921
The R80 leaving its shed on North Walney. Many men holding guy ropes. Second shed on the right. Photographer front centre. R80 transferred to Howden, Yorkshire 24 Feb 1921
| Location: | Walney North Ward, Walney Island | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6836 |
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| Sankey Number: | 1914 |
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1914 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1914
Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island. Leaving the shed
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| Cumbria Archives Reference: | ??? |
| Sankey Number: | 1914 |
1914 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Senders Message
"Dear Grandma How would you like this flying over your head. It came over our street. We thoughtit was coming down. There was a black cat in it. It was low down when we saw it ”
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| Posted From: | Barrow in Furness | |
| Date Posted: | Wikipedia: "In April 1920, the outer cover was completed and by June the ship was finished. On 19 July, the ship emerged from its shed for its first flight. The ship was damaged on the trial flight as the ship had not been properly ballasted, and the lifting gas heated causing the ship to rise too fast. The result was extensive buckling of the framework. The ship was returned to its shed to be repaired, which took until January 1921. After further test flights the airship flew to the airship station at Howden, East Yorkshire in February where it was used for training the United States personnel who would crew the R38-. The US Navy made 4 flights in the ship totalling some 8 hours 45 minutes between 26 March 1921 and 1 June 1921. After these flights, it was flown to RNAS Pulham, Norfolk. There the airframe was used for stress analysis and destructive testing before being dismantled in 1925. In total, this relatively small but well designed craft flew for only 73 hours.” Price paid by collector £30 | |
| Postmark Date: | 21/07/1920 | |
| Stamp if Shown: | mostly missing scarlet probably 1d George V | |
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| Receivers Name: | Mrs Croft | |
| Address: | Rose Croft, Gressingham | |
| Town or City: | Nr Hornby | |
| County: | Lancashire | |
| Country: | UK | |
Unidentified Album 1699-1999 8002 onwards Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Unidentified Album 1699-1999 8002 onwards
Page Number: 19
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
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| 1905 | Vickers Wharf, Devonshire Dock, Barrow | building deck and superstructure, Flour Mill across the dock, 3 vessels under construction. | |
| 1906 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island. The Forward Gondola | watcher in gondola, ropes holding it down. 1922 | |
| 1907 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island Landing | Airship tipped forward slightly. Crowds watching, ironworks in the background. | |
| 1908 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island | Airship moored, facing right, crowds watching. | |
| 1909 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island | 3 tethers on gondola | |
| 1910 | Vickers Airship, R80, over Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness | Over center of the street, heading west | |
| 1911 | Vickers Airship, R80, over Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness | Over bank on eastern side of the street | |
| 1912 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island Leaving the shed | Trio together at the front of the picture | |
| 1913 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island Leaving the shed | 3/4 out, ladies to foreground | |
| 1914 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island Leaving the shed | 2 lines of tether teams | |
| 1915 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island Leaving the shed | Restrained by workmen, far shed fully visible | |
| 1916 | Vickers Airship, R80, Walney Island In flight | At a distance, flying to right hand side, rising slightly |
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