<p>This Airship was originally built as the Beta I by the Army Balloon Factory in 1910. In 1912 it was reconstructed with a new, larger, envelope and became the ‘Beta II’. Initially used by the Army, it came under RNAS control in January 1914 (along with all other British Airships) and was given the identity ‘HMA No17’. It was retired in 1916 and the Gondola was preserved by the Science Museum. It is now on display in the ‘Flight’ Hall.
Science Museum, South Kensington, London.
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16-6-2015
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65001151@N03">Alan Wilson</a> from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/18993886042/">Gondola from Airship ‘Beta II’ [HMA No17]</a>