Plaque

Westminster Hall - R101

Erection date: 27/11/2014

Inscription

In this Hall on 10 October 1930 48 victims of the crash of His Majesty's airship R101 on 5 October 1930 lay in state by permission of King George V.

Plaque unveiled by Angela Smith Baroness Smith of Basildon, together with members of the Airship Heritage Trust. Wikipedia has this plaque in St Stephen's Hall and other websites repeat the error.

Site: Westminster Hall floor plaques - main floor (9 memorials)

SW1, St Margaret Street, Westminster Hall

These 11 plaques are laid into the floor of the hall, in a line down the middle, in this sequence, starting at the entrance end: R101; Hastings; Wentworth; More; Churchill; King Edward VII; Gladstone; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; and King George V and Queen Mary.

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Westminster Hall - R101

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Crash of the R101 airship

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King George V

Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Born third in line to the throne, after his father (wh...

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Westminster Hall - Churchill

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Westminster Hall - Edward VII

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Westminster Hall - Gladstone

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Westminster Hall - Hastings

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Westminster Hall - King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

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