scareships » Newport http://airminded.org/scareships The British phantom airship scares, 1909-1913 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Newport, Newport http://airminded.org/scareships/1913/02/05/newport-newport/ http://airminded.org/scareships/1913/02/05/newport-newport/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 1913 08:34:01 +0000 Brett Holman http://airminded.org/scareships/?p=92 On a bright night with little wind, an airship was seen shortly after 8pm for ‘a considerable time’. The thousands of witnesses included a police sergeant; some claimed to clearly see the outlines of the airship, which carried a bright light, over the Bristol Channel. It passed out of sight to the northwest.

The Times, 6 February 1913, p. 12; Manchester Guardian, 6 February 1913, p. 9; Standard, 6 February 1913, p. 8.

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