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Memories of a Medway mudlark
Memories of a Medway mudlark
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The Last Spitfire
The Last Spitfire
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Today we think nothing of flying off to the sun for our summer holidays, but taking a plane from Cardiff in the 1950s was a thrilling experience for a youngster. For a start you didn’t check in at the airport: you bought your tickets and had your luggage weighed at the tiny Cambrian Airways office […]
Flying as it used to be
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For teenage boys in the West Riding during the late 1950s and early 1960s the great air displays were major highlights. On Whit Monday there was an international show at Yeadon (now Leeds/ Bradford Airport), and on the nearest Saturday to September 15, Battle of Britain Day, there were displays at any combination of the […]
Heads in the air!
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Laziest girl in the school
Laziest girl in the school
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