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excellent image

'Coriolanus' was the last Empire flying boat in operation in the world. It was broken up in Rose Bay during 1948. TYPE; Passenger flying boat AUSTRALIAN SERVICE: 1938-1947 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Britain ENGINES: Four Bristol Pegasus Xc radial piston engines, each of 910 hp / 680 kW at 2470 rpm. DIMENSIONS: Wing span: 114 ft 0 in / 34.77 m. Length: 88 ft 0 in / 26.84 m. Height: 31 ft 9 in / 9.70 m. WEIGHTS: Empty: 24,500 lb / 11,125 kg Loaded: 40,500 lb / 18,338 kg (later, 43,500 lb / 19,750 kg) PERFORMANCE: Max. speed; 174 kts / 321 kph at 5,000 ft. Max. cruise; 142 kts / 264 kph Min. flying speed; 63 kts / 117 kph Rate of climb; 950 ft/min at sea level Absolute ceiling: 20,000 ft. Range in still air: 705 n.mls / 1305 km. CAPACITY: 5 crew, 17 passengers, and 4,480 lb. / 2035 kg of mail. Sleeping accommodation on night flights for 12 passengers.

Beautiful, the comp is impressive...

muy my interesante!

very cool capture.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-5_(blimp) "C-5 was a hydrogen inflated C class blimp operated by the U.S. Navy in 1918 and 1919. It was one of ten C class non-rigid airships built by Goodyear and Goodrich primarily for training and patrol duty for the navy during World War I. The C-5's engines were built by Hispano-Suiza, and its control car was built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. In early May 1919, the C-5 made a pioneering flight from its home base at Cape May, New Jersey to Montauk Point, New York and St. John's, Newfoundland, becoming the first airship to reach that city and in the process sending the first radio voice transmission from Newfoundland. " However, the transatlantic attempt, of which that was supposed to be the first hop, was a failure. When at St. Johns, Newfoundland, a "cord broke, and the C-5 began to lift off, tearing a few remaining cables that injured two crewmen as they sprang loose. Little jumped from the rising blimp, injuring his ankle, and the C-5 was blown eastward, over the Atlantic Ocean."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-5_(blimp)

B-59 : Thanks for your second (at least) catch today of Wikipedia links that don't paste in properly!!

Likely the same dirigible is depicted in The St. Charles herald., March 15, 1919, Image 5 with the caption: AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE MAKES LONG TRIP - This is the big naval dirigible C-1, which made the flight from the Rockaway naval station to Key West, Fla. The C-1 is the largest dirigible In America. The crew of the giant airship consisted of six men und an officer, Capt. S. V. Parker, commandant of the Rockaway naval air station." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85034322/1919-03-15/ed-...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-class_blimp

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Not sure if this is the same one that made that flight, though.