Airplane Hangar Collection

R 101 Airship
circa 1929: A broadside view of the Airship R101, at its mooring mast at Cardington, Bedford. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

R101 Airship
2nd October 1929: An R101 Airship in its hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

R-101 Airship in a hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire
1929: The R101 airship in a hangar at Cardington in Bedfordshire. The R101 was 221 m (724 ft) long and had a gas capacity of 140 million litres (5 million cu ft)

Completed R100
HM Airship R100 nears completion at the Royal Naval Air Service Air Station near Howden in Yorkshire, November 1929. An extendable fire ladder is used to put the finishing touches to the linen fabric

New Imperial Airways Aircraft At Croydon
An aerial view of the christening ceremony for five Handley Page airliners of Imperial Airways at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 30th March 1926

Bristol 404
24th October 1953: A Bristol 404 motor car in front of an aircraft hangar. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub

Testing Aircraft
14th October 1943: A Royal Airforce Mosquito being tested at the de Havilland factory. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Airship R33
March 1919: The British airship R33 in its hangar as it prepares for its first ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. (Photo by R. Humphrey/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Zeppelin Construction
October 1934: The vast and intricate framework of the new Zeppelin LZ 129 under construction at Friedrichshafen, Germany. With a gas capacity of 7, 070, 000 cubic feet

Transatlantic Flight
May 1919: The US Navy NC4 flying boat (biplane) ready for its first transatlantic flight. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Graf Zeppelin
September 1928: The Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 airship designed by the German airship pioneer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Illustration of plane in hangar and another one on runway

Single Span Hangar
4th December 1933: Men at work on the steel girders of a single span hangar being built at Gravesend Airport with a main span of 130ft. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Ready For Flight
circa 1930: A biplane outside its hangar ready to take off. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Out On A Wing
circa 1920: The construction team of the Rohrbach airship Romar line up on the aircrafts wings. The Romar completed its first successful flight in 1928

Ford Airport
One of the four Maiden Dearborn Stout 2-AT Pullman all-metal monoplanes being towed into a hangar at the Ford Airport factory in Dearborn, Michigan, circa 1926

Fragile Glider
circa 1899: A glider with paper-like wings suspended in an aircraft hangar for storage. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

R-101 Hangar
circa 1930: Airship hangar built to house the R101 at Karadiu, India, the destination of the airships ill-fated flight. It crashed near Beauvais, France on 5th October 1930

TC - 13 Airship
circa 1930: TC - 13 Airship being inflated. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Hangar Demolished
circa 1920: Zeppelin hangar under demolition. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

German Albatross
circa 1916: A captured German Albatross warplane. (Photo by V. M. Palmer/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Gale Force
November 1918: Remains of a plane and a hangar after a gale at Hendon aerodrome. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Avro G Biplane
30th July 1912: The Avro G biplane sans propeller and wings and designed for rapid assembly, is pushed into a hangar at the 1912 Military Trials on Salisbury Plain. It spun in on 25 August

Lanark Hangars
August 1910: The hangars as seen from the grand stand at the Lanark Aviation meeting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Flying Failure
19th September 1911: An armoured plane with cantilever wings and a Leon Levavasseur designed Antoinette engine which proved too heavy to fly more than a few yards

In Flight
July 1910: Planes flying over the hangars at a Bournemouth Aviation meeting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hanoveraner
6th September 1918: A captured German Hanoveraner aeroplane. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Airship Balloon
circa 1930: The balloon of an airship when inflated floats in its hangar. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Frame Of Zeppelin
February 1919: The wooden frame of a zeppelin under construction at Short Brothers Works. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

R33 Returns
April 1925: A landing party follow the airship R33 into its hangar at Pulham, Norfolk after a successful flight from Cardington in Bedford

Airship Test
April 1925: The R33 airship emerges from its hangar to begin a series of trial flights for research purposes. Its first voyage will be from Cardington in Bedford to Pulham in Norfolk

Hangar Time
March 1919: Airship R33 leaving its hangar for its first ever flight at an aerodrome in Barlow, Yorkshire. (Photo by R. Humphrey/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

British Navy
12th May 1911: Sailors outside the hangar of Britains first naval airship. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Mayfly Launch
12th May 1911: The first naval airship, the Mayfly in her hangar before launch. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Flight Preparations
17th May 1911: Britains first airship later called The Mayfly being prepared for flight. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

R-100 Airship Tail
3rd September 1929: The tail view of the R100 airship. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

R38 Construction
15th December 1919: Construction of the rigid airship R38 in a large hangar at Messrs Short, Bedford, Bedfordshire. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

R-100 Airship First Public View
29th November 1929: The first public view of the completed R100 airship in a hangar at Howden, Yorkshire. (Photo by S. R. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Airship Balloon
circa 1930: The balloon of an airship when inflated floats in its hangar. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

R38 At Home
June 1921: The nose of the newly completed airship R38 seen in the entrance to its hangar at Messrs. Shorts Works, Cardington, Bedfordshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Airship R38
June 1921: The airship R38 in a hangar at Bedford. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hauling Horatius
13th December 1935: A tiny tractor at Croydon airport pulling the giant Handley Page air-liner, Horatius to the hangar after a Paris flight. (Photo by A. Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Shenandoah
The christening of the US Airship USS Shenandoah (American Indian name, Daughter Of The Stars ) at Lakehurst, New Jersey. The first helium filled rigid airship

Mayfly Unveiling
H M Airship No 1, built in Barrow as a response to German advances in airship technology, slowly emerges from her hangar prior to its maiden test-flight. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Airship
12th March 1979: AD 500 airship wheeled out for trials at Cardignton. (Photo by Mike Stephens/Central Press/Getty Images)

ZR3
August 1924: The enormous German built Zeppelin ZR3, re-christened the Los Angeles, in a hangar in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

German Airship
circa 1920: German airship Bodensee. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

American Airship
October 1923: The ZR-1 renamed Shenandoah. Largest airship of her time and the first to be filled with helium. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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Inside the vast expanse of an airplane hangar, history comes alive as iconic aircraft find their temporary homes. Among them, the majestic R-101 Airship stands tall, its grandeur filling every corner of the hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire. The completed R100 gleams proudly nearby, a testament to human ingenuity and engineering prowess. At Croydon airport, new Imperial Airways aircraft await their turn to take flight into the skies above. In this bustling hub of aviation activity, testing aircraft become a common sight as engineers meticulously fine-tune their creations for optimal performance and safety. The airship R33 looms in another section of the hangar, its presence evoking memories of past journeys through clouds and across continents. The artistry behind Zeppelin construction unfolds before our eyes; skilled craftsmen delicately piece together intricate components that will soon soar through heavens. Meanwhile, Graf Zeppelin's legacy lingers in every corner - a reminder of pioneering achievements that pushed boundaries and connected distant lands. An illustration captures a moment frozen in time: one plane rests comfortably within the sheltered confines of the hangar while another eagerly awaits its turn on the runway outside. This juxtaposition showcases both tranquility and anticipation - two sides intertwined within these walls. Amidst it all stands a single span hangar - an architectural marvel that shelters dreams taking shape beneath its protective roof. Within these hallowed grounds lies not just metal and machinery but also aspirations reaching for endless horizons. As we step inside this airplane sanctuary, we are transported to a world where innovation takes flight and imagination soars high above earthly limitations. Here in this airplane hangar lies more than mere structures; it is where dreams ascend towards boundless possibilities with each passing day.