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For Canadians in eastern Canada and especially Montreal, on August 1, 1930, the sight of the enormous British Airship R-100 floating slowly past before mooring to the special mast near Montreal, was simply amazing. The airship had made a transatlantic crossing in an astounding time of under 79 hours. With a crew of 32 and carrying 6 passengers, it was the first passenger carrying flight from England to Canada. The R-100 stayed at St Hubert, south of Montreal for 10 days during which time some one million people visited the area to view the giant ship. When the sister ship R-101 crashed in France in October 1930, the R-100 was grounded and then sold for scrap the following year. This photo along with one other of the #r100 can be purchased on eBay item number 234770452868 #airships #r100airship #historical #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationpioneer #montreal #canada #montrealhistory #canadianhistory #1930 #transatlanticcrossing #historicalflights #hubert #sthubert #photographs #historicalphotos #iconicphotos #photosforsale https://www.instagram.com/p/CksE3FMoYhL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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