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[maxmadmartin]

Hoi,
ik denk dat het de HMA 3 Astra Torres is ?
alle info welkom
Grtz,MMM
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[Tandorini]

Van wikipedia:

Britain's Royal Navy purchased AT-14, AT-17, and AT-19, these becoming HMA No. 3, HMA No. 8, and HMA No. 16 respectively. All were taken out of service in May 1916, although the Astra-Torres design was imitated in Britain's own Coastal class blimps that served through to the end of the War.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra-Torres_airship

Van e-bay:



This is the first of the Astra-Torres Airships bought from France in 1913 by the Royal Navy (note the Naval ground crew in the photograph). It was designated HMA No. 3 (for His Majesty's Airship). Two further examples were bought from France, HMA No.8 and HMA No.16, and all three were deleted in May 1916.

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[maxmadmartin]

Thanks Tandi !!
grtz,MMM
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People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be, until they have learned to seek out the interests of some class or other behind all moral, religious, political and social phrases, declarations and promises.

[Jempie]

Hallo!

Die werd ingezet tijdens WOI en o.a Te Oostende Vuurtorenwijk is het geweest.(www.earlyaeroplanes.com de website van Rod Filan, zie" early airships" "HMNA n°3 Astra Torres hoovering over Ostend)

ook de "Beta II" bewaakte de Cross Channel van de Engelse troepen vanuit Engeland naar Frankrijk en deed o.a.voor de kust van Oostende luchtverkenning...

Jempie

[maxmadmartin]