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Flight Log of H.M.A. R.101 |
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Flight
no.
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Date
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Departure
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Arrival
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Duration
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Miles
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Route
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Details
from records made by Ernie Watkins, R101 Engineer, personal Log and Sir
Peter Masefield's "To Ride the Storm"
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1
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14th Oct 1929
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11.17 am
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16.57am
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5h 38min
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108
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Cardington -London return | Cardington - Bedford - Leighton Buzzard - Luton - St Albans London (West End) - City of London - St Albans - Harpenden - Luton - Cardington |
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2
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18th Oct 1929
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08.12am
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17.50pm
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9hr 38min
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210
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Cardington - Midlands return | Cardington - Bedford - Northampton - Rugby - Daventy - Coventry - Birmingham - West Browwich - Derby - Nottingham - Newark on Trent - Leicester - Wellingborough -Bedford - Cardington |
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3
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1st Nov 1929
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09.40am
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16.55pm
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7hr 15min
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260
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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. |
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4
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2nd Nov 1929
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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 |
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3rd Nov 1929
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10.14am
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14hr 2min
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380
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South England return | |
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5
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8th Nov 1929
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13.47pm
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16.51pm
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3hr 4min
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52
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Cardington -Local Bedford return | Cardington - Bedford - Wellingborough - Kettering - Cambridge - St Neots - Cardington |
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6
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14th Nov 1929
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13.34pm
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16.43pm
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3hr 9min
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62
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Cardington -Local Bedford return | Cardington - Henlow - Hitchin - Welwyn - Hatfield - Welwyn - Hitchin - Henlow - Cardington |
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7
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17th Nov 1929
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10.33am
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¬
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.
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.
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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 |
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18th Nov 1929
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.
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17.14pm
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30hr 41min
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1,148
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Midlands - Cardington | |
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30th Nov 1929 - 23rd
June 1930
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In Shed for Winter
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(Altering of gas bag
wiring)
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. | |
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8
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26th Jun 1930
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15.51 pm
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20.26pm
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4hr 35 min
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217
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Cardington - Test Flight return | |
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9
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27th Jun 1930
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07.22am
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19.50pm
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12hr 33min
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461
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Cardington - London (Hendon) return | |
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10
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28th Jun 1930
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07.25am
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19.51pm
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12hr 26min
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435
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Cardington - RAF Hendon Display-return | |
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29th Jun 1930 - 1st
Oct 1930
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In shed
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(Fitting of extra bay)
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. | |
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11
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1st Oct 1930
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15.36pm
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Cardington - East of England- | |
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2nd Oct 1930
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08.27am
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16hr 51min
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637
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North Sea - Cardington Return | |
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12
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4th Oct 1930
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18.36pm
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02.09am.
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7hr 33min
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248
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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 |
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Total
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127h
20min (5.3 days) |
4,218 | Total Passengers 186 | |||