2010

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Portsmouth, Hampshire

20 March 2010 in Day, England, Flight, Hampshire, Manchester Guardian, Portsmouth, The Times, Visual by Brett Holman | No comments

An unknown airship was seen to hover over this naval port town in the afternoon for fifteen minutes. Since it was observed to fly the White Ensign and flew from and to the direction of Aldershot to the north, where the army’s airships were based, it was presumed that the navy had borrowed one for testing purposes, or that it was a previously unknown naval airship. Flight confirmed that it was in fact the army’s Beta II.

The Times, 4 December 1912, p. 6; Manchester Guardian, 4 December 1912, p. 16; Flight, 7 December 1912, p. 1143.

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

20 March 2010 in Auditory, England, Great Yarmouth, Multiple witness, Norfolk, Norfolk News by Brett Holman | No comments

Date uncertain: mid-November. F. W. Boulton and his wife heard a ‘loud whirring, humming noise’ overhead, which gradually receded.

Norfolk News, 25 January 1913, p. 10.

Sheerness, Kent

20 March 2010 in Auditory, England, Kent, Manchester Guardian, Multiple witness, Night, Public Record Office, Sheerness, The Times, Visual by Brett Holman | 3 comments

At 6.50pm an ‘unknown aircraft’ was heard by many people over this naval port town, including Lieutenant Fitzmaurice RN, Miss Walker, Mr H. R. Hounsell and Albert Wells. Some also saw a bright light, possibly red, as well a long dark shape. The light was seen westwards out to sea, but seemed to be travelling east ‘fairly fast’.

PRO AIR 1/2456; The Times, 19 November 1912, p. 12; The Times, 22 November 1912, p. 8; The Times, 28 November 1912, p. 10; Manchester Guardian, 19 November 1912, p. 6.

Eastchurch, Kent

20 March 2010 in Auditory, Eastchurch, England, Kent, Multiple witness, Night, Public Record Office by Brett Holman | No comments

The engine sounds heard in 1912-03 were also heard at the naval airfield at Eastchurch, where they were assumed by some to be from an airship. Flares were lit assist it in landing, but it did not do so.

PRO AIR 1/2456.

Cromer, Norfolk

20 March 2010 in Cromer, England, Norfolk, Norfolk News, Single witness, Visual by Brett Holman | No comments

Date uncertain: 13 or 21 October 1912. A man saw ‘what in shape had every appearance of a Zeppelin airship’ over the sea which was visible for fifteen minutes and flew off to the east. The sky was overcast.

Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12.