BRITAIN'S AIRSHIP.
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SLXVESSFI'L VOYAOK OK THE XLXU SECUXDIo. LOXO JOIRXEY l-XDEU PERFECT COXTROL. Received Oct. 7, 1.15 a.m. London, Octolier 6. Colonel Templar'* airship Xulli Secundum, leaving Farnborough at 10.4.0 in the morning, and starting against a light wind, steered via Staines to I jondon. and passed over St. Paul's at 12.2.5. ulnn it had travelled 33 miles. It circled the dome, and finally skilfully descended in the centre of the cycle track at the Crystal Palace at 2.10. Colonel-, Capper and Cody and Lieut. Waterloo, who were aboard, were delighted with the iK'haviour of the ship, which rose and fell at their bidding. The aeroplanes steered perfectly. The journey aroused intense * public interest. The whirl of the screw and the noise of the motor were plainly audible.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 October 1907, Page 3
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137BRITAIN'S AIRSHIP. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 October 1907, Page 3
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