Oct, 16, A possibility that the Moscow-to: New York aviators may cross the London, Oct. 12, Atlantic: was hinted to-day as they 'The new state airship R-101,] which is the largest airship ever built, was safely moored to a mast at Cardington, Bedfordshire, to-ae 'Work will be begun immediately] in connection with two days' test at the masthead, after which the R101 will begin a series of trial flights preparatory to a flight to Karachi, India, Oct, 14, It is estimated that 500,000 people journeyed to Cardington at the! week-end to see R-101 tied to her mooring mast.
Major Scott, who in 1919 crossed and recrossed the Atlantic in command of the R-&, is commanding operations.
The R-101 left her mooring mast} at 11.20 this morning on her first trial ight. She passed over London flying low so that many thousands of Londoners had the clearest view] of the monster, which was escorted announced that they will hop off with their airplane Land of the Soviets at 8 o'clock Thursday morning for San Francisco, later pro: Press. ceeding to New York—United
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