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Man’s Dream of Crossing the Atlantic by Air October 1910, Walter Wellman, started a trip to cross the Atlantic. After three day he was forced down and rescued by a ship. World War 1 saw the use of large airships by the Germans to bomb England. R-33 and R-34 were almost identical copies of Zeppelin L.33, which had been brought down on Sept. 1916.
Length 643 ft. Dia.76 ft. Capacity 1,950,000 cu ft. in 19 gas-bags 4 Engines Max speed 62 mph Disposable lift 28 tons On July 2,1919, R-34 began the first double crossing of the Atlantic. After 108 hours 12 min flying time the R-34 landed at Mineola, Long Island NY. On the 8th Capt. Scott decided to leave the next day. The return trip took only 75 hours 3 min as the R-34 was helped by prevailing winds. Landing was made at Pulham. The end of a historic flight.
Preparing to land at Roosevelt Field. It’s crew of 30 including 8 officers, under the command of Capt. Scott. In order to organize a ground crew for mooring,Maj. J.E.M. Pritchard descended by parachute.
The first Atlantic stowaway William Ballantyne in an engine gondola . Lt. Commander was a U.S. Navy observer on the R-34.
At Mineola
Guarding the Airship
On July 9 the R-34 started it’s return trip to England. The flight, with a tail wind, took 75 hours 3 min. to reach Fulham.
BACK HOME AGAIN!!
© 2007 The Long Island Early Fliers Club, P.O. Box 221, Bethpage, NY 11714-0221 • info@longislandearlyfliers.org |
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