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  • Requisitioned Auxiliaries

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  • Lost at Sea
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RFA History

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  • Gunline Archive

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RFA Reindeer and the loss of the Airship R38

In June, 1918 the Admiralty made plans for an air ship to be built which would “be required to patrol the North Sea for six days without support, as far as 300 miles from a home base.” It was to…
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R38 first flight

RFA Reindeer and the loss of the Airship R38

R38 first flight
In June, 1918 the Admiralty made plans for an air ship to be built which would “be required to patrol the North Sea for six days without support, as far…
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