[People working on airship engine and control car, Hurn Airport, England]

Photomechanical print of people working on an airship engine and control car, Hurn Airport, England, circa 1940s. The caption notes that this is the first airship to be built in the country in 20 years.

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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