| C.26 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | non-rigid airship |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Built by | RNAS Kingsnorth |
| Serial | C.26 |
| Flights | 202 hours |
| History | |
| First flight | 21 November 1916 |
| Last flight | 14 December 1917 |
| Fate | After drifting over the North Sea due to an engine failure while searching C.27, the airship finally crashed in Eemnes |
The Royal Naval Air Service C.26 was a Coastal class World War I non-rigid airship. The airship was used to search for German submarines off the British coast. The airship had made a total of 202 flight hours between 21 November 1916 and 14 November 1917.[1]
The airship was powered by two Daimler-branded 12-cylinder engines and could stay in the air for 22 hours. The balloon of the airship was about 60 meters long. The airship had a crew of five in a gondola below the balloon. After drifting over the North Sea due to an engine failure, the airship finally crashed in Eemnes the Netherlands in the morning of 14 November 1917.[2]
- ^ "Coastal Class Airships". airshipsonline.com.
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