Dirigible Disaster: The Fiery End of the R101

Seven years before the Hindenburg burst into flames, the British Empire experienced its own apocalyptic airship catastrophe, one driven entirely by political arrogance, rushed engineering, and the highly flammable reality of hydrogen gas. The 1930 crash of the R101 was the death knell for Britain's dream of linking its empire via massive floating palaces. The R101 was the largest flying vessel e...