“Well Done R-100!“ (1930)

Full title reads: “Cardington. ’Well done R-100!’ Heavy rain and high winds just prevented giant airship breaking the record on homeward flight from Canada.“ Cardington, Bedfordshire. Shots of the R 100 airship circling her mooring mast before coming in to land. Ballast is dropped to help the ship come down. Shots of the nose as it is pulled towards the tip of the mooring mast. Shots of the crew back on the ground - many of them are smoking cigarettes - sensibly smoking is forbidden on the airship. Lord Thompson, Minister for Air, is seen greeting the crew of the R100. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin