ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242800
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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 1925 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Rigid Airship R-33 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Ministry |
| Registration: | G-FAAG |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Pulham, Pulman St Mary, Norfolk, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pulham, Pulman St Mary, Norfolk, UK |
| RAF Pulham, Pulman St Mary, Norfolk, UK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The nose of the airship collapsed when it was torn from its mooring mast at 09:50 hrs. at RAF Pullman, Norfolk during a gale on 16th April 1925. The skeleton crew on board started its engines and gained height, before regaining control of the R33 after 5 hours, by which time she had been blown across the the North Sea to the Dutch coast. She was able to maintain her position off the coast overnight before slowly setting off back to RAF Pullman at 05:00 hrs, where she arrived at 13:50 hrs. on the 17th April.
R33 was placed in one of the airship hangers, repaired and returned to service in October 1925.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R33-class_airship
https://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/r33/index.html
https://mashable.com/2016/09/25/airship-r33/?europe=true
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/R33
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-damaged-armstrong-whitworth-r33-airship-april-1925-returns-to-pulham-20091295.html
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK. - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2020 18:24 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 26-Sep-2020 18:49 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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