Lebaudy Morning Post
| Morning Post | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Military reconnaissance airship |
| Manufacturer | Lebaudy Frères, Moisson, France |
| Owners | British Army |
| History | |
| First flight | September 1910 |
| In service | 1910-1911 |
| Last flight | May 1911 |
| Fate | Destroyed |
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.