Flight Log of H.M.A. R.101

Flight no.
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Miles
Route
Details from records made by Ernie Watkins, R101 Engineer, personal Log and Sir Peter Masefield's "To Ride the Storm"
1
14th Oct 1929
11.17 am
16.57am
5h 38min
108
Cardington -London return Cardington - Bedford - Leighton Buzzard - Luton - St Albans London (West End) - City of London - St Albans - Harpenden - Luton - Cardington
2
18th Oct 1929
08.12am
17.50pm
9hr 38min
210
Cardington - Midlands return Cardington - Bedford - Northampton - Rugby - Daventy - Coventry - Birmingham - West Browwich - Derby - Nottingham - Newark on Trent - Leicester - Wellingborough -Bedford - Cardington
3
1st Nov 1929
09.40am
16.55pm
7hr 15min
260
Cardinton - Norfolk return Cardington - Bedford - Wisbeech - Sandringham - Kings Lynn - Cromer - The Wash - Out to Sea - Kings Lynn - Norwich - Pulham - Bury St Edmonds - Newmarket - Cambridge - St Neots - Cardington.
4
2nd Nov 1929
20.12pm
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Cardington - Cardington - Bedfod - Luton - St Albans - London - Croydon - Farnham - Portsmouth - Southampton - Isle of Wight - The Needles - Southampton - Basingstoke - Reading - Tring - Bedford - Cardington
3rd Nov 1929
.
10.14am
14hr 2min
380
South England return
5
8th Nov 1929
13.47pm
16.51pm
3hr 4min
52
Cardington -Local Bedford return Cardington - Bedford - Wellingborough - Kettering - Cambridge - St Neots - Cardington
6
14th Nov 1929
13.34pm
16.43pm
3hr 9min
62
Cardington -Local Bedford return Cardington - Henlow - Hitchin - Welwyn - Hatfield - Welwyn - Hitchin - Henlow - Cardington
7
17th Nov 1929
10.33am
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Cardington - Scotland- Ireland Cardington - Bedford - Lincoln - York - Howden - Durham - Newcastle - Berwick - Dunbar - Edinburgh - Falkirk - Glasgow - Belfast - Isle of Man - Blackpool - Dublin - Bray - Holyhead - Anglesey - Llandudno - Chester - Licthfield - Cardington
18th Nov 1929
.
17.14pm
30hr 41min
1,148
Midlands - Cardington
30th Nov 1929 - 23rd June 1930
In Shed for Winter
(Altering of gas bag wiring)
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8
26th Jun 1930
15.51 pm
20.26pm
4hr 35 min
217
Cardington - Test Flight return
9
27th Jun 1930
07.22am
19.50pm
12hr 33min
461
Cardington - London (Hendon) return
10
28th Jun 1930
07.25am
19.51pm
12hr 26min
435
Cardington - RAF Hendon Display-return
29th Jun 1930 - 1st Oct 1930
In shed
(Fitting of extra bay)
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11
1st Oct 1930
15.36pm
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Cardington - East of England-
2nd Oct 1930
.
08.27am
16hr 51min
637
North Sea - Cardington Return
12
4th Oct 1930
18.36pm
02.09am.
7hr 33min
248
Cardington-Crash at Beauvais,France Cardington - Bedford - Luton - Kimpton -Bendish - Hatfield - Alexandra Palace - London - Shadwell - Greenwich - Sidcup - Bodium Castle - Hastings - Pointe de St Quentin - Verigies - North of Blicourt - Beauvais- Bios de Coutumes - Allonne
Total

127h 20min
(5.3 days)
4,218 Total Passengers 186