Airship crash at Old Warden airfield in 1975 piloted by Jasper Thomlinson. The airship, the Santos Dumont, was owned by the adventurer Anthony Smith.


A series of six photos I took in 1975 at the Shuttleworth air display. The airship was piloted by the adventurer Anthony Smith. While on show it came in to land and hit trees at the edge of the airfield. Airship crash (1 of 6)


Size: 6520px × 4280px
Location: Old Warden aerodrome SG18 9EP
Photo credit: © Paul Bolam / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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