Lebaudy Morning Post

Morning Post
General information
TypeMilitary reconnaissance airship
ManufacturerLebaudy Frères, Moisson, France
OwnersBritish Army
History
First flightSeptember 1910
In service1910-1911
Last flightMay 1911
FateDestroyed

The Lebaudy Morning Post was a French semi-rigid airship built for the British Army in Moisson, France, by manufacturers Lebaudy Frères. The airship was commissioned by the newspaper The Morning Post, who created a fund to purchase the airship and present it to the British Army. The airship's envelope was damaged on the delivery flight and then it was destroyed on a subsequent trial flight after repair. At the time of construction it was the largest airship that had been built in France.