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16th December, 2015 in Aviation
Gatwick Airport: The first fifty years
The story of Gatwick Airport really began in 1930 when two young men who had met whilst learning to fly at Croydon Airport purchased a plot of land near Gatwick Racecourse in Sussex in order to set up their own airfield and flying club. Their aerodrome was purchased in 1933 by Mr…
16th December, 2015 in Aviation
Trials and errors: Experimental test flying in the 1970s
Following a successful RAF career, Mike Brooke became a fully qualified experimental test pilot. During five years of experimental test flying he flew a wide variety of aircraft for research and development trials then later returned to the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS)…