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aviation history

1921-2021: centennial of lift

https://www.airshipsonline.com/airships/r38/index.html. Contrast and detail restored. Length of the ZR-2: 699 feet.

 

Length of the waxbill: 4 to 5 inches.

 

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 jonathanmorse
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Within the nacelle that flies toward dawn, morning dress and newspaper

Source: Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper, Our First Airways: Their Organization, Equipment, and Finance. Illustrated by Geoffrey Watson. London: John Lane, 1919. Photoshopped. With thanks to http://nemfrog.tumblr.com for the link.

July 2, 2016 jonathanmorse
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