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1910

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Art Siegel said:
LOC: note typo in transcription of airship name "Parseval"
In this copy, Bain has redacted the source info, May & Co.'s postcard 300.
The unredacted photo is reproduced by Flickr user DesertBlooms here:
flic.kr/p/aLtzFD
Part of postcard series elsewhere in Bain Collection of pre WWI British airplanes and airships.

And here's some motion picture footage:
www.britishpathe.com/video/airships-earliest-days-aka-air...

Parseval was the name of the designer, and there were 22 such ships built. This one could be the PL-18 No. 4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Parseval_airships#PL_18_-_No.4
Art Siegel said:
The biplane at front right, No. 235 is identified as a BE.2a here: www.ukserials.com/serials-older-000.htm It is a Royal Aircraft Factory (Blériot Experimental) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_B.E.2
Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
artolog, Thank you very much for such in depth digging about the airship and the accompanying plane - and for providing great citations. We'll add more identifying information when we update this record.