Flight no.DateDepartureArrivalDurationMilesRoute
116th Dec 192907.53 am13.40am5h 47min130Howden – York- Cardington
217th Dec 192909.47am16.16pm6hr 29min174Cardington – local area/base – return
18th Dec 1929 -16th Jan 1930In Shed for WinterInitial post trial inspections...
316th Jan 193009.20am22.40pm13hr 36min217Cardinton – Grantham- Spalding – return
420th Jan 193009.10am16.20pm7hr 18min214Cardington – London -Croydon -Reading- Retrun
527th Jan 193009.38am¬...
29th Jan 1930.16.30pm53hr 52min1,780Cardington – S.W. England – Channel Islands – return
30th Jan- 24th Apr1930In Shed....
24th Apr -27th Apr 1930On Mast...Tail damaged on exiting shed
27th Apr – 21st May 1930In Shed....
621st May 193019.00pm¬...
22nd May 1930.17.50pm22hr 50min691Cardington – Hull (cover tests) – Cardington
26th May – 25th July 1930In ShedRepair of tip of the broken tail...
725th Jul 193019.02pm¬..Cardington – Midlands – Wales –
26th Jul 1930.19.18pm24hr16min805Channel Islands – return
829th Jul 193002.48 am¬..Cardington – Montreal
1st Aug 1930.05.37 am78hr49min3,364.
910th Aug 193018.18pm¬...
11th Aug 1930.20.15pm25hr 57min805Montreal -Quebec- return
1013th Aug 193021.30pm¬..Montreal –
16thAug 1930.11.06am57hr 56min2,955Cardington
Total294h 10min
(12.25days)
11,135 miles

We have also documented the times taken to move the R.100 from the Cardington shed, and the time taken to moor the ship on the Cardington mast.

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