What is recorded here
This is where the R101 airship launched from, as described in Bill Hannack's book "Fatal Flight: The True Story of Britain's Last Great Airship". See this diagram: https://youtu.be/ixxXhZVFXxQ?t=603
The Mooring Tower was a key structure at Cardington Airship Works, used for the R101 airship's launch in 1930. It is historically significant as part of the site connected to the ill-fated R101 flight, which resulted in the deaths of 48 people and marked a turning point in British airship history.
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