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Willows 2 Airship model
Model of the Willows II airship set in landscape scene (original airship was built in 1910 in East Moors, Cardiff). Scale 1:43 (7mm-1ft).
Ernest Willows, born in Cardiff, was the first person to cross the Channel from England to France and was an outstanding pioneer of airships in Britain, making many pioneering journeys. He died in a balloon accident.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
86.167I
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Willows, Ernest Thompson
Association Type: associated person
Date: 1910
Creation/Production
Woolrich, A.P. (Mr)
Acquisition
Purchase, 23/10/1986
Measurements
Length
(mm): 855
Width
(mm): 630
Height
(mm): 1035
Material
plastic
Location
In store
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