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| Day, Date & Time: | Tuesday 11 December 2018 (1730 for 1800) |
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| Venue: | Royal Scots Club, 29-31, Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE. Click here for a map |
| Topic & Speaker: | "All Up in the Air - How Orkney responded to the development of air transport" by Moya McDonald. Orkney's strategic position as an archipelago at the top of Scotland, facing into the North Atlantic, gave it a key role in the early development of aviation. Moya McDonald of Another Orkney Production will tell us the story of pioneers including Captain Ted Fresson who in April 1931 made a flight from Scotland to Kirkwall in his DH-60G Moth G-AAWO to find a suitable landing place for an airfield for running pleasure flights in the summer months. In August 1931 Fresson made another flight to Orkney in an AVRO 504 G-EBGZ, and interest was shown by James Mackintosh the owner of the `Orcadian` who wrote a number of articles in the newspaper describing these pioneering flights. In February 1932 he again in the DH60 flew back to Kirkwall, and talks began with local backers for a scheduled service to operate from Inverness. |
| Cost & Booking: | There is no charge for this event but booking through Corby is required. Quote booking code SR0445 A light buffet will be available. Click here to book online |
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