Picture No | 11046248 |
Date | 1932 |
Description | Our Flying Clubs No. 1 - Brooklands Aero Club |
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A view of the modern clubhouse of Brooklands Aero Club, the first in a series of illustrations and caricatures by Mel, documenting the rising popularity of aviation both as a sport and a reasonable form of transportation abroad. Notable members of the club pictured here include the manager, A. Percy Bradley, Ian Stoddart-Barr, Sales Manager, Billy Massey, one of the directors in charge of the repair shop, Capt. H. Duncan Davis, Managing Director, Bob the barman (important!), Ginger Ruutz-Rees, K. Mistinger, S. A Thorne, instructor and acrobatic pilot, Flight Lieut W. E. P. Johnson a prominent exponent of blind flying and the chief instructor, George E. Lowdell.
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Source | Illustration by Mel in The Sketch magazine, 17 August 1932 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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