British Army airship Beta

Beta 1
Beta I at Farnborough
General information
TypeExperimental aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerArmy Ballon Factory
Number built1
History
First flight25 April 1910

The Beta 1 was a non-rigid airship constructed for experimental purposes in the United Kingdom by the Army Balloon Factory in 1910. Reconstructed as Beta II, it was used successfully by the British Army and then by the Royal Naval Air Service as HMA No.17, and was finally struck off charge in 1916.

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