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THIS SOUVENIR POST CARD OF THE
RIGID AIRSHIP
H.M.A. R34
COMES TO YOU FROM THE
54TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
OF THE
RUBBER CITY STAMP CLUB
AKRON, OHIO
PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF
THE LIGHTER-THAN-AIR SOCIETY,
NORMAN MEADOWCROFT COLLECTION
THE BRITISH AIRSHIP, R34, WAS THE FIRST AIRCRAFT TO
MAKE A ROUND-TRIP CROSSING OF THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN. DEPARTING EAST FORTUNE, SCOTLAND ON JULY
2, 1919 AND ARRIVING AT ROOSEVELT FIELD, MINEOLA,
LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, 108 HOURS LATER. THE
RETURN CROSSING TO PULHAM, NORFOLK, ENGLAND
WAS MADE IN 75 HOURS. THE PHOTO SHOWS THE R34
BEING READIED FOR HER FIRST FLIGHT AT INCHINNAN,
SCOTLAND, MARCH 14, 1919.
THE R34 WAS POWERED BY FIVE 250 HP ENGINES, GIVING
HER A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 62 MPH AND A CRUISING
SPEED OF 45 MPH. OTHER DIMENSIONS WERE
LENGTH 643 FEET
DIAMETER
79 FEET
GAS CAPACITY-1,950,000 CUBIC FEET
THE R34 WAS BROKEN UP ON A YORKSHIRE HILLSIDE
DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, JANUARY 27, 1921.
(THIS CARD IS ELEVENTH IN A SERIES.)
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RUBBER CITY
XX OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES MUNICH 1972
EXHIBITION
NOV
11
1973
AKRON
STA.
