 Occasionally PreWarCar takes to the air. This time with a story by Nigel Hamlin-Wright, who you may know as one of the great photographers of our calendar:It’s about 20 years ago now that I received a call one Sunday morning from Jean Salis asking if I’d like to attend his airshow with my Avro 504k at La Ferte-Alais? ‘Gosh, yes, I’d love to’. With the aid of some French motoring maps, I was able to establish the whereabouts of La Ferte-Alais – about 40 miles south of Paris. So, from the farm in Suffolk, I would pop down to Headcorn and stay with my sister overnight. At first light I would slip across the Channel to Calais and turn right for the first stop at Abbeville. Then Compiegne or Meaux (where an old friend Jaques Petit would be on hand) and finally on to La Ferte, landing by about 5 ish. Piece of cake. (Continue at Read More) |
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A Flying story
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