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12Aug
Second To, Second To None
The Nulli Secundus ll, also known as British Army Dirigible No. 2, was partially built from the remains of the first Nulli Secundus (which is Latin for ”second to none”) or British Army Dirigible No. 1. No. 1 was Britain’s first military
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22Jun
The Inventor Crazybrains and his Wonderful Airship
My previous post about early color films reminded me of this little jewel I came across some time ago. Unlike the Technicolor wonders that would come decades later, this Georges Méliès film from 1905 achieved its color the old-fashioned way; they
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10May
Beware The Zeppelin
World War 1 British propaganda poster.
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