R34 Airship

摘要

Major Pritchard had clearly left his camera on board since it recorded his descent from above and cameras on the ground also captured his historic descent. It is thanks to him that he took so many photographs during the voyage because these provide the only pictorial record of the flight. The airship was in much need of servicing and repair When they landed there were only 140 gallons of fuel remaining and during the crossing a considerable amount of gas had been vented. Although much of the supplies of fuel and gas had been sent to Montauk at the eastern end of Long Island when it was thought that the R34 would land there the supplies were soon returned to Hazelhurst Field along with the 200 ground crew. Maitland referred to Hazelhurst field in his record but it had actually been renamed Roosevelt Field at the end of 1919.