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The ill-fated RMS Titanic disembarked from Belfast harbor in Northern Ireland on April 2nd, 1912. To commemorate the anniversary of the Titanic leaving Belfast and to celebrate the arrival of the BBC’s Made Of Here campaign in Northern Ireland, 950 drones were used to recreate a life-size RMS Titanic in Belfast Harbor.
Drone shows are often overrated. I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen a drone show and thought ‘that was amazing’ but this certainly qualifies in that category given the historical significance of it all.
950 Drones Used To Recreate RMS Titanic In Belfast, Northern Ireland
The recent drone display marked the opening of the BBC’s Made Of Here film coming to Belfast and the drone show as produce by the BBC NI Creative team for the occasion. It is, objectively, mesmerizing.
The display itself was inspired by the Titanic Sinks Tonight series from Stellify Media in Belfast and the end result was this spectacular drone show of the second-most famous ship of all time. Check it out:
Frankly, we need more of this around the globe. Iconic former structures and institutions rebuilt using drone technology to put a face to the forgotten past. This would be particularly amazing in the portions of Europe destroyed throughout WWII but worldwide, reaching history through drone shows could be a very engaging way to connect future generations to history.
For more on the BBC’s life-sized Titanic drone display and how it all came together, visit their website here.