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To help those understand that airship's do not follow the normal rules of flight as is understood with heavier than aircraft, we have put together a centre for documents and items to help with reference questions.We also provide details of further reading open to researchers in our Online Reference Library.

Most of the documents below have come from original sources, the Airship Heritage Trust archive or from new information gathered from researching records in the National Archives in London, and have often been omitted from books on the subject.

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General Reference	Historical Documentation	R.100 Reference	R.101 Reference
The Great Blimp Race In 1986 almost half of the world's airships congregated over New York for a 12 mile race around Manhatten Island. We've researched this event and discovered a few fascinating things of this never repeated day. *NEW*	British Airship Pilots Licence Test (1930)	Planned improvements to R.100 (1930) and continuity policy from August 1930 - research from the National Archive and AHT Archives	The Girl in the Deckchair- Dr Nina Baker's further research in to the famous "Girl in the deckchair", first discovered by details from a photoalbumn in the AHT Collection and Dirigible article.
A Short History of Balloon and Airship Manufacturing in the UK by Dr Giles Camplin *NEW*	Naming of the R100 and R101 - reproduced from the National Archives, London(transcript of the National Archives file AIR 2/399)	R.100 Canada Flight Crew List	R.101 Broken Elevator Cable - Dr Bryan Lawton's 2018 research paper explaining the R101 control response at the time of the crash.
Essential Reading Booklist / Research Library	Imperial Airship Scheme plans and map (1926)	R.100 Flight Log	The R.101 story: a review based on primary source material and first hand accounts *New* by Peter Davison BA(hons) AMRAeS The editorial assistance of Dr Giles Camplin and Mr Crispin Rope is acknowledged.
Top 10 Worst Airship Accidents Globally	Airship Crew Organisaion Chart How the airship crew was structured	Press Release for the R100 flight to Canada: Full reproduction of information in the R100's press pack 1930	FLIGHT TESTING THE TITANIC: RE-VISITING THE LOSS OF HIS MAJESTY’S AIRSHIP R.101 *New* G B Gratton Brunel Flight Safety Laboratory
Lighter than Air Frequently Asked Questions - list of answers about airships and lighter than air travel	Docking Rafts for Rigid Airships. Taken from a book in 1929 along with photos from the AHT archives, the plans could have referred to as the "Cardington Mobile Mast"	Nevile Shute Norway's R100 Canada flight notes reproduced with kind permission from Royal Aeronautical Society	R101 Crash page - full details of the final flights of the R101 including movies and graphics of the R101 crash.
Airship Size Comparison Chart - compare the scale of modern airships from Skyships and Airlander to the R101	Airship Timeline: compare the lifespan of the ships	"Airship Venture" a 17 page article by Nevil Shute Norways explainling details of the R.100 from Blackwoods Magazine Published May 1933	R.101 - copy of the final flight certificate. An copy of the certificate for the altered ship.
23X Class Ships detailed - the expanded research area previously serialized in "Dirigible" Magazine 2015/2016 - extensive research by Kent O'Grady	Requirements for the setting up and operational requirements of an Airship Station (1930) Document from the AHT archives		R.101 Flight Log
			R101 Passenger List
			Press Release for R.101 flight to India: Full reproduction of information in the the R101's press pack October 1930.
			R.101 Crew Biographies : Full details of each crew member and photos
			R.101 - Public Inquiry Original Copy Document Full reproduction of information in the the R101 public Inquiry March 1931.
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