The Shuttleworth Collection
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The oldest ‘Flying’ Flying Boat in the World! -Another Flying Fact from Diana
Having watched in awe as the Bleirot took off and hovered above the ground at Shuttleworth in 2009, 100 years since it first flew in 1909, my interest in old aircraft took off, if you’ll excuse the pun! Following this, my researched honed in on early development of flying boats, mainly due to my links with…
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Frivolous Flying Facts Number 1 – The First Flying Pig!
Whilst researching for my current project I came across several stories of early flight which made me smile, but unfortunately I coudn’t fit them into my story, so I am going to share them with you over the next two weeks: Did you know that the first man to gain a Pilot’s licence in Britain…
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From Riduna to Ancasta – the seeds to my new novel were sown
What inspired my recent interest in the history of aviation? I have written about the moment that my debut novel ‘Riduna’ was conceived, but for those of you who were not reading my posts back then, here’s a quick recap. “I was standing on the Butes looking out over Alderney Harbour and Braye Beach towards Fort…
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The History of Aviation – A personal journey of discovery
A few years ago, if you had predicted that I would be fascinated by old aircraft and that I would carry out a substantial amount of research into flying boats and early aircraft carriers; would be a member of the SVAS, the Shuttleworth Veteran Aviation Society and also regularly attend air shows, I would have been highly…