MONSTER AIRSHIP NEARS COMPLETION
RIOO WILL BE LAUNCHED IN JULY British Official Wireless Reed. 11.20 a.m. RUGBY, Monday. The great British airship, RIOO, is nearing completion, and will be launched next month. It has a 5.000,000 cubic foot capacity, Rolls-Royce engines, and accommodation for 100 passengers. After the Air Ministry tests have been passed a flight in early autumn will be made from England to Canada and New York, and back to England.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 384, 19 June 1928, Page 9
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73MONSTER AIRSHIP NEARS COMPLETION Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 384, 19 June 1928, Page 9
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