All nine officers and crew of the NS11 were killed on 15th July 1919 when the airship was “struck by lightning” and burst into flames over the North Sea near Blakeney, Norfolk. Despite an extensive search only two bodies were washed ashore – that of coxswain Sgt. Charles Henry Lewry and the ships’s mascot, an Airedale terrier.
Captain Walter K. F. G. Warneford
THE COMMANDER Walter Kerneys Francis Goodhall Warneford AFC was born on 19 July 1895,...
Captain Arthur Stanley Elliott DSC
THE SECOND OFFICER – Without doubt, Arthur Stanley Elliott had an interesting career in...
Sergeant Percy James Waghorn
COXWAIN – Born in Keston, Kent on 30 March 1893. Percy was a carpenter before he...
Aircraftman 1 Frederick Cameron
AIR GUNNER – Frederick was born in Gorton, Manchester on 19 January 1899, son of a...
Aircraftman 2 Thomas George Jarrett
ENGINEER – Thomas was born in Bromley, Kent on 2 November 1897, although his service...
Leading Aircraftman Thomas Connelly
W/T OPERATOR – Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire on 30 September 1892, Thomas Connelly...
NS11 – As Bright As Day is very much a work in progress and has been made possible by the generous and enthusiastic support of many individuals and organisations. If you have any information, records or material relating to British NS Class airships we would be very interested to hear from you – especially anyone related to members of the crew of NS11 or any airship of the class during their service with the RNAS or RAF during and beyond WWI. 
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