[British airship "Beta" in flight]

Photograph of a British airship (designation "Beta") in flight, circa 1912.

Inscription: "Beta - 1st airship ever to moor to a mast (1912)."

Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

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