LAUNCH OF HM AIRSHIPS R36 AND R38 [Main]

The R36 is nose-forward in its shed. Workers turn a large capstan to wind back the doors of the shed and the airship is towed out. It is clearly marked as R36 and as G-FAAF. It takes off from its launching field, and overflies both the camera and its own shed, quite quickly. It comes in to land, stops all engines and sinks down. After being secured it is taken back to its shed by its groundcrew, w…