Featured
Featured
DE HAVILLAND DH 88 COMET
De Havilland's famous Comet Race winner of the 1934 England to Australia Air Race.
The De Havilland DH88 was produced by De Havilland Aircraft Company to ensure that a competitive British entry would be available for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race between England and Australia.
Buy me a coffee helps support the channel. buymeacoffee.com/gullperch
The race was sponsored by Australian confectionary giant Macpherson Robertson to celebrate 100th anniversary of the State of Victoria. Despite British successes in air races such as the Schneider Trophy, the UK aircraft industry did not have a suitable contender and so Geoffrey de Havilland, who was determined that the race should have a British winner, took on the challenge.
With thanks to the https://www.shuttleworth.org/about-the-shuttleworth-trust/
Do check out https://www.cometracerproject.co.uk/2020/05/update-g-rcsr-the-green-comet-flying-replica-build-by-ken-fern/
18
views
THE DEVON RAILWAY THAT VANISHED
Kingsbridge first acquired its railway connection in 1893 and then it became possible to board a train at Paddington London and travel to the heart of South Devon by train. The passengers would alight at Brent Station to connect to the Kingsbridge Branch and the train would follow the Avon River to stations Avonwick, Gara Bridge, Loddiswell, before arriving at Kingsbridge.
Our journey today is to focus on the level crossing at Topsham Bridge which lay between Gara Bridge and Loddiswell.
Topsham Bridge was a very remote location and a cottage was built for the crossing keeper, for many years there was no mains water or mains electric and 2 miles from the nearest village of Loddiswell.
There is some rare colour footage and several interesting photographs at Topsham Bridge.
5
views
DE HAVILLAND DH 88 COMET
De Havilland's famous Comet Race winner of the 1934 England to Australia Air Race.
The De Havilland DH88 was produced by De Havilland Aircraft Company to ensure that a competitive British entry would be available for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race between England and Australia.
Buy me a coffee helps support the channel. buymeacoffee.com/gullperch
The race was sponsored by Australian confectionary giant Macpherson Robertson to celebrate 100th anniversary of the State of Victoria. Despite British successes in air races such as the Schneider Trophy, the UK aircraft industry did not have a suitable contender and so Geoffrey de Havilland, who was determined that the race should have a British winner, took on the challenge.
With thanks to the https://www.shuttleworth.org/about-the-shuttleworth-trust/
Do check out https://www.cometracerproject.co.uk/2020/05/update-g-rcsr-the-green-comet-flying-replica-build-by-ken-fern/
18
views
