Back

1230, BDB 86/1/6800 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=8851

no.1230

Naval Airship Wreck

24 Sep 1911

A forlorn looking airship HMA1 or 'Mayfly' after its accident when it split in half. Tail collapsed. Sailors in rowing boats in attendance carrying large wooden frames. Sailors on the dockside. The fateful flight was 24 Sep 1911

1230, BDB 86/1/6800 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=8851

no.1230

Naval Airship Wreck

24 Sep 1911

A forlorn looking airship HMA1 or 'Mayfly' after its accident when it split in half. Tail collapsed. Sailors in rowing boats in attendance carrying large wooden frames. Sailors on the dockside. The fateful flight was 24 Sep 1911

Airships Sailors Rowing boats Docks Accidents
Location: Cavendish Dock, Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/6800
Sankey Number: 1230

More Items

Album 08 1035-1332 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives

Album Number: Album 08 1035-1332

Page Number: 14

Rotate Enable Zoom Full Size Image

View in Photo Album

All Images on This Page

Sankey Number Image Title Location Image Taken Description
1223 Naval Airship Wreck Boats around the airship wreck
1224 Naval Airship Wreck The nose section now down on the water, steam pinnace standing by.
1225 Naval Airship Wreck The nose section now down on the water, steam pinnace standing by.
1226 Naval Airship Wreck The broken airship hauled towards the hangar, the stern gondola is now sunk.
1227 Naval Airship Wreck A different view of the same scene.
1228 Naval Airship Wreck Officers scratching heads
1229 Naval Airship Wreck Broken airship
1230 Both sections now down on the water, steam pinnace moored up.
1231 Naval Airship Wreck The wreck seen from further back with the nose entering the hangar.
1232 Naval Airship (wreck) Close-up of the damaged section.
1233 Naval Airship (wreck) The wreckage moved towards the hangar.
1234 Naval Airship (wreck) Half of the nose section now in the hangar
1235 Naval Airship (wreck) three quarters of the nose section now in the hangar.
# Naval Airship (wreck) Nose section now in the hangar.
1237 Naval Airship (wreck) The wreck moved further into the hangar.
1238 Naval Airship (wreck) The broken airship entering the hangar.

Related Items

A315