The World of Flight. Joy-riding and commercial aviation

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Title

The World of Flight. Joy-riding and commercial aviation

Subject

Pleasure flights at Blackpool

Description

Article discussing the popularity of pleasure flights at Blackpool, with interior and exterior photographs of bi-planes used on flights between London and the Continent.
There is a reference to flights between Blackpool and Manchester, and also a mention of a fatal air accident in August 1919 (it is described as 'cross-country', so presumably not at Blackpool; the location and date of the crash are not stated).

Creator

Text by C.G. Grey, anonymous photographers

Source

Illustrated London News, 6 September 1919: 350

Publisher

Lancaster University

Date

1919

Contributor

Coverage

Twentieth century, interwar period

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Original Format

Article and photographs published in newspaper

Comments

Files

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Citation

Text by C.G. Grey, anonymous photographers, “The World of Flight. Joy-riding and commercial aviation,” Local History Resources for Schools, accessed March 28, 2024, https://regionalheritage.omeka.net/items/show/38.