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The Birth of British Aviation: Prisoners of Hope
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I loved reading about these very early pioneers who today are largely forgotten or never known, notably Frank McLean, who met the Wright brothers, and went on to cut an irresistibly romantic, dare-devil figure.
He became an overnight celebrity when he flew a flimsy seaplane between the towers of Tower Bridge in London in 1912. After the First World War, he was one of the first pilots flying to Africa and down the Nile in what would become one of the early air routes for Imperial Airways in the 1930s.
Also, Charles Rolls, of Rolls-Royce fame, who was tragically killed…
From Tracey's list on pioneering aviation.
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