Showing posts with label WW1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WW1. Show all posts

Sunday, January 10, 2016

when fixing the South Wales Glamorgan church organ, it was found to have wood scavenged from a WW1 plane



Carpenters working on the renovation found wood inside the organ which had been taken from a fallen biplane.


The instrument was donated to St Curig's Church in Porthkerry, Vale of Glamorgan, in 1920 as a memorial for local soldiers who died in the conflict. But during recent repairs a Royal Flying Corps (RFC) insignia was discovered inside.


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-35249430
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-35249429#_=_

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

A full size monument of the Fairey III-D seaplane to commemorate the first flight across the South Atlantic, Belém, Lisbon


The full-sized seaplane monument is constructed from enduring polished metal. It commemorates the pioneering efforts of the Portuguese Navy in a June 1922 first crossing of the South Atlantic. Three Portuguese Navy seaplanes set out, but only one, the Santa Cruz, completed the crossing from Lisbon via the Azores to land safely in Rio de Janeiro.


Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1447268078825074/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kentish/4098033641
http://www.navalofficer.com.au/category/s6-museums/c50-maritime-museums/

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