Allonne, Oise
Encyclopedia
Allonne is a village in northern France
. It is designated municipally as a commune
within the département of Oise
.
British airship crashed during the night on October 5, 1930, in Allone during its maiden overseas voyage, between London and Karachi, killing 48 people.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is designated municipally as a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
within the département of Oise
Oise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
.
History
The R101R101
R101 was one of a pair of British rigid airship completed in 1929 as part of a British government programme to develop civil airships capable of service on long-distance routes within the British Empire. It was designed and built by an Air Ministry-appointed team and was effectively in competition...
British airship crashed during the night on October 5, 1930, in Allone during its maiden overseas voyage, between London and Karachi, killing 48 people.