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Diana Jackson

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  • Frivolous Flying Fact No 4 The rum and the umbrella!

    I read this amusing story in a wonderfully detailed account of early flght to The Channel Islands called:                  From Sea Eagle to Flamingo – Channel Island Airlines 1923 – 1939                                            by Neville Doyle You can buy this through stockists via Amazon  or Brian Cook’s Aviation Bookhouse Here’s the story paraphrased for your enjoyment: The…

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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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  • Woolston, Southampton- A Personal View part 1

    My parents were born in Woolston, Southampton and were married in Holy Trinity Church on Weston Lane, in fact my mother became a Queen’s Guide there. My uncle and grandpa both worked for Supermarine and for my grandpa it was following a variety of jobs including running a grocer’s shop and working as a stevedore.…

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