{"product_id":"2940011473388","title":"The Millionth Chance: The Story of the R. 101","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe R101 airship was thought to be the model for the future, an amazing design that was ‘as safe as houses. . .except for the millionth chance’. On the night of 4 October 1930 that chance in a million came up however.\u003cbr\u003eJames Leasor brilliantly reconstructs the conception and crash of this huge ship of the air with compassion for the forty-seven dead, including a cabinet minister – and only six survivors. One of the biggest disasters of British aviation history, which marked the end of commercial airships as a serious form of transport, this book also reads as a textbook of how state attempts to manage commercial ventures so often end in a disaster of one kind or another.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Leasor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078407143664,"sku":"2940011473388","price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011473388_p0.jpg?v=1763945158","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011473388","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}