Crash Collection (page 11)

The Hon C. S. Rolls in his racing car
The Hon. C. S. Rolls in his special racing car. The car beat the world record for 1 km, covering the distance in 27 secs, equal to 83mph. Rolls later died in 1910 in a plane crash

Nobile in Radio Contact
Umberto Nobile flew the airship Norge over the North Pole in 1926. His second attempt in 1928 in Italia ended in a crash landing. Making radio contact - Italy

Pigeon Used in Crash
During World War One, a British flying-boat is forced to ditch in the sea : a homing pigeon is released to summon help

Paris Tram Crash
Left to itself, a Paris tram starts - seemingly of its own accord - and crashes at 60 km/hour

R101 CRASH - 1
THE R.101 : badly designed, inadequately tested and overloaded, the airship crashes near Beauvais, France, on its way to India

Ambulance / Manchester
Ambulance in use in Manchester after rail crash

Bank closes its doors in Brooklyn, USA
Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, the Brooklyn branch of the Bank of the United States closes its doors. A crowd of people have gathered outside, no doubt wanting their money back

Financial Crash Rioting
The economic crisis caused by the Wall Street Crash leads to rioting in the streets

Nobile / Airship / Spitzberg
Umberto Nobile flew the airship Norge over the North Pole in 1926. His second attempt in 1928 in Italia ended in a crash landing. Flying over Spitzbergen

Wall Street Cleaner
Sam Kattler was a street cleaner around Wall Street. He amassed a little fortune, lost it in the Wall Street Crash, and went back to Wall St. in his former occupation

Warneford Downs Zeppelin
Flight Sub-Lieutenant R.A.J. Warneford destroys the first Zeppelin, over Ghent, earning the Victoria Cross. He died in a plane crash in Paris just ten days later

R100 Mooring Tower
THE R.100 : mooring tower erected at Howden, Yorkshire, for R.100s projected transatlantic service, which alas never came into being due to the R.101 crash

R101 CRASH - 2
THE R.101 : badly designed, inadequately tested and overloaded, the airship crashes near Beauvais, France, on its way to India

Yugoslavia Train Crash
On the Zagreb to Spalato line, high winds and snow combine to send a freight train off the tracks

Crash on Mars
CRUCIBLE OF POWER (Jack Williamson) A spacecraft from Earth crashes on the inhospitable terrain of Mars

Car Crash into Bathroom
A disturbed bath for a lady of New Canton, Virginia, when a truck skids and crashes through the wall of the room to the considerable alarm and consternation of all!

Boy Riding Motor Bike
In those carefree days before crash helmets were made compulsory, a boy rides his motor-bike through a hilly countryside

Paris-London Crash
A British plane carrying passengers from Paris to London runs into bad weather and crashes : only two of the six travellers survive

Juillots LA Patrie
Juillots military airship flies successfully in August, but in November, alas, it will crash

Soft Landings
Sooner or later, every aviator has a crash, and not all can choose where to fall : lucky are those who find somewhere soft

Safe Aircraft
It is certainly possible to design aircraft where safety is a priority and the chances of a crash are minimal

Preparing for Accidents
Every aviator must expect to crash from time to time, and he will do well to practise falling in the way which does least damage to life and limb

Motoring Cartoon (Back)
Illustration 2/2 A comical cartoon showing elves or possibly pixies getting into mischief with various motor vehicles

Flight Cartoon (Back)
Illustration 2/2 A comical cartoon showing elves or possibly pixies getting into mischief with various aircraft

Two Polish aviators confronted by hungry wolves
Two Polish aviators, forced to crash land in the forests of Transylvania, Romania, have to defend themselves against a pack of hungry wolves

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