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New Brighton, Merseyside

Brett Holman — Thu, 27 Feb 1913 11:42:30 +0000

An airship with bright lights was observed to fly in from the Irish Sea over the local batteries. Its shape was seen.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.

Liverpool, Merseyside

Brett Holman — Thu, 27 Feb 1913 11:37:33 +0000

See 1913-73.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.

Liverpool, Merseyside

Brett Holman — Tue, 25 Feb 1913 10:39:22 +0000

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.

Clubmoor, Merseyside

Brett Holman — Sat, 25 Jan 1913 07:34:36 +0000

Between 7pm and 8.30pm, an unidentified aircraft (described by some as an aeroplane) was watched by five people over this Liverpool suburb for some time. It carried a brilliant light and travelled at an estimated speed of 25 mph.

The Times, 28 January 1913, p. 13; Manchester Guardian, 28 January 1913, p. 6; Standard, 28 January 1913, p. 9.