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this was a British airship called the "Mayfly". this was built in 1910, at least 7 years before WW1. during a possible flight, a disaster had struck in the form of a sudden forceful beam-side gust which caused the ship to lurch, just clearing the shed but laid her on to her beam ends. after being righted and was them being pivoted so that her nose would point back out to the dock. when a series cracking sounds amidships causing the ship to break in two. She started to rise in an inverted "V" formation but t he crew in the after gondola dived overboard and the stern flew up in to the air.

Description
this was a British airship called the "Mayfly". this was built in 1910, at least 7 years before WW1. during a possible flight, a disaster had struck in the form of a sudden forceful beam-side gust which caused the ship to lurch, just clearing the shed but laid her on to her beam ends. after being righted and was them being pivoted so that her nose would point back out to the dock. when a series cracking sounds amidships causing the ship to break in two. She started to rise in an inverted "V" formation but t he crew in the after gondola dived overboard and the stern flew up in to the air.