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Selby, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Sat, 22 Feb 1913 08:31:59 +0000

An airship was seen at night for five minutes by a manufacturer.

Standard, 25 February 1913, p. 9.

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Sat, 22 Feb 1913 08:31:56 +0000

The shape of an airship with lights seen.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 9.

Linton Lock (near Linton-on-Ouse), North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 16:31:47 +0000

At 4.30am the two men from 1913-26 saw an airship over the lock. They could see the bulging cigar-shaped outline faintly, as well as its searchlight, three wheels and a ‘faint throbbing noise’.

Daily Herald, 26 February 1913, p. 3.

Near Cawood, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 16:16:30 +0000

At 7.40pm, Mrs. Schofield, the wife of the manager of Singer’s Machine Company in Selby, saw two very powerful lights, one in front ‘like the headlight of a motor car’ and one 30 to 40 feet to the rear approaching while being driven to the village of Cawood. Having seen a flight of army airmen on their way to Montrose in Scotland the day before, she was able to estimate the airship’s height at some 1500 to 2000 feet. It disappeared from view within three or four minutes.

Standard, 26 February 1913, p. 7. On the flight to Montrose, see Globe, 21 February 1913, p. 12, 22 February 1913, p. 7.

Escrick, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 09:20:46 +0000

Airship seen at night, no further details.

Standard, 25 February 1913, p. 9.

Cliffe, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 09:20:22 +0000

Airship seen at night, no further details.

Standard, 25 February 1913, p. 9.

Church Fenton, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 09:19:56 +0000

At 10pm, insurance superintendent John Collinwood with a group of businessmen watched an airship with red and green lights playing its searchlight over the railway lines from the Church Fenton station, seven miles to the north of Selby. At point it was low over the houses and then it rose to a considerable height. After twenty minutes it flew north at great speed.

Standard, 24 February 1913, p. 9; Daily Herald, 26 February 1913, p. 3.

Between Burton Salmon, North Yorkshire, and Castleford, West Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 09:19:21 +0000

The train driver on the express from Wistow Gates to Selby, Fred Head, reported that an airship with a bright headlight kept pace with his train, to the front and side, until it was lost in the fog.

Standard, 25 February 1913, p. 9; Globe, 25 February 1913, p. 10.

Beningbrough, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 08:56:31 +0000

At 9.30pm two men, John Ripley and T. Clarke, were loading a barge with sand on the river Ouse when they saw lights circling the countryside for some time.

Daily Herald, 26 February 1913, p. 3.

Barlby, North Yorkshire

Brett Holman — Fri, 21 Feb 1913 08:55:48 +0000

Airship seen at night, no further details.

Standard, 25 February 1913, p. 9.