The lights and outline of an airship were seen.
Standard, 27 February 1913, p. 9; Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.
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What initially looked like ‘an exceptionally bright star’ at a great height was soon revealed to possess the shape of an airship; ‘the throbbing of a motor and the whirring of a propeller’ was heard. This was observed by residents to circle overhead between 8.15pm and 9pm and disappeared in the direction of Seaforth to the north.
The Times, 27 February 1913, p. 6; Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.
An airship was sighted at about 8pm, its shape and a bright light were seen.
Manchester Guardian, 27 February 1913, p. 7, 1 March 1913, p. 9.
Several people, including Mr. Gouldby, watched an airship fly in from the north-east, over the sea, at 9.15pm. It was a clear night and the airship’s shape was clearly seen.
Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12.
At about 8.30pm, three bright lights were observed to rapidly approach the town from the east by a postman and numerous residents. They were visible for half an hour over the town, were sometimes stationary, and moved off to the north-west. No shape was discernible.
The Times, 27 February 1913, p. 6; Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9; Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12; Globe, 26 February 1913, p. 2.
‘[C]rowds of excited people’ in the centre of the city watched an airship, which came from the east, for over an hour from about 8.30pm before it disappeared to the west; it had bright lights with an occasional ‘patch of red’.
The Times, 26 February 1913, p. 8; Manchester Guardian, 26 February 1913, p. 6, 27 February 1913, p. 7, 1 March 1913, p. 9; Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12; Standard, 26 February 1913, p. 7; Globe, 26 February 1913, p. 2.
An airship with a bright light was seen to the west for about an hour after 8pm by coastguards, who observed it with binoculars. A resident claimed it came in from over the North Sea, changing course frequently, and departed westwards at speed; another resident Falconer Jameson was able to discern a discern a cone-shaped airship through binoculars; a patch of red was visible.
The Times, 26 February 1913, p. 8; Manchester Guardian, 26 February 1913, p. 6, 1 March 1913, p. 9; Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12; Standard, 26 February 1913, p. 7; Globe, 26 February 1913, p. 2.
Lights were seen and an engine heard.
Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.
Lights were seen and an engine heard.
Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.
Lights were seen, no further details.
Standard, 27 February 1913, p. 9.