Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 175,112 pages of information and 250,364 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

London Air Park Flying Club

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1935 London Air Park Flying Club advertising that they will teach you to fly at Hanworth for £30.[1]

1935 May. 'The London Air Park Flying Club, Ltd., has notified the Air League of the British Empire of its plans for the opening of London Air Prk, at Hanworth, to the public on Empire Air Day, Saturday, May 25. The aerodrome will be open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. and, a special air display will be staged. Joy flights will be available at reduced charges, from 4s. a flight upwards. Aircraft Exchange and Mart, Ltd., General Aircraft, Ltd., and the British Klemm Aeroplane Company, Ltd., at Hanworth, are co-operating in the arrangements. General Aircraft, Ltd., are opening their works from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m., and guides will be available to conduct visitors over the works and explain the processes of manufacture of their Monospar aircraft and G.A.L. aero engines. Similar arrangements are being made by the British Klemm Aeroplane Company, Ltd.'[2]

1937 LONDON AIR PARK FLYING CLUB, controlled by Aircraft Exchange and Mart, Ltd., 7, Park Lane, W.l. Aerodrome: London Air Park, Feltham. Managing Director, Fit. Lt. B. Brady, R.A.F.O.; Secretary, M. G. Pelham. Instructors, C. William, Fig. Off. J. H. Hill, R.A.F.O., Fig. Off. A. Reid, R.A.F.O.[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Bystander. Wednesday, 1 May 1935
  2. ↑ West Middlesex Gazette. Saturday, 4 May 1935
  3. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of Aviation