Airship R101 flight cancelled (1929)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Shots of the R101, a British rigid airship, and MPs boarding the aircraft. They were? Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: ’Why the R101 ’Parliamentary Flight’ was cancelled. Scenes at the top of the mooring mast as the MPs embarked during a 70 mph gale’ ENGLAND: Bedfordshire: Cardington: R101 airship hovering at airbase / British Members of Parliament (MPs) boarding airship / Ground to air view of airship / More MPs climbing steps to enter airship Background: Shots of the R101, a British rigid airship, and MPs boarding the aircraft. They were prevented from flying due to bad weather conditions. FILM ID: VLVA2NGZHA5Z0WV5GGOE1E9TV523Y To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé