Lympne, Airport c.1955
Photo ref: L335037
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Photo of Lympne, Airport c.1955

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'There is no sport equal to that which aviators enjoy while being carried through the air on great white wings.' Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), pioneering aviator. Reach for the skies with this selection of aviation photographs from The Francis Frith Collection.

Memories of Lympne, Airport c1955

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That plane was bright blue! As far as I can remember, the pilot was Polish - left over from the war. He used to keep the plane at the airport, and give stunning free acrobatic displays on bright sunny days. For special events, like the village fete, he would give short flights. My mum paid for me and my brother to have one once - first time I'd ever flown. When we first moved to Lympne (very near the ...see more