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Tales from Lympne take flight once more with second volume published
Find out what to expect in historian John Simpson's new book
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The Flying Scotsman whose exploits rivalled those of his wife
James Mollison was a pioneering aviator who flew solo or with his wife Amy Johnson, writes John Simpson
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The Flying Scotsman whose exploits rivalled those of his wife
James Mollison was a pioneering aviator who flew solo or with his wife Amy Johnson, writes John Simpson
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Lympne Airfield's First World War railway and its valuable freight
The line brought in aircraft for assembly before they flew to the Western Front, writes John Simpson
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Lympne Airfield's First World War railway and its valuable freight
The line brought in aircraft for assembly before they flew to the Western Front, writes John Simpson
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Fatal mistake by Battle of Britain pilot led to Channel disaster
John Simpson shares the story of an accident that took the life of a wartime Spitfire pilot and his passengers
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Fatal mistake by Battle of Britain pilot led to Channel disaster
John Simpson shares the story of an accident that took the life of a wartime Spitfire pilot and his passengers
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The grim night a Zeppelin flew over Lympne
John Simpson shares the story of an opportunistic attack in October 1915 which claimed the lives of 15 young men
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The grim night a Zeppelin flew over Lympne
John Simpson shares the story of an opportunistic attack in October 1915 which claimed the lives of 15 young men
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Kent oil man who became the 'patron saint of aviation'
John Simpson reveals that Lord Wakefield helped finance both Amy Johnson's first solo flight to Australia and Jean Batten’s 1936 flight to New Zealand
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Kent oil man who became the 'patron saint of aviation'
John Simpson reveals that Lord Wakefield helped finance both Amy Johnson's first solo flight to Australia and Jean Batten’s 1936 flight to New Zealand
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When Lympne was visited by a triplane starring in a 1960s film
John Simpson recounts how a local resident was lucky enough to look over a plane used in The Blue Max