Lady Drogheda & her aircraft exhibition
The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player. A keen sportswoman she played tennis at Wimbledon, learnt to fly and worked helping refugees during the First World War. Pictured arranging the position of a German aeroplane lent to her by the War Office for an exhibition she arranged at the Grosvenor Galleries aiming to raise funds for charity and to encourage men to join the Royal Flying Corps (RAF)
Picture No
10701049
Media ID
46684214
Size
5200px x 3156px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Sketch, 24 January 1917
Date
1917
