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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
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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
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The German pilot who fought Nazis and designed Dr Strangelove’s lair
Sir Ken Adam was born in Germany but flew Typhoons for 609 Squadron, writes John Simpson
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The German pilot who fought Nazis and designed Dr Strangelove’s lair
Sir Ken Adam was born in Germany but flew Typhoons for 609 Squadron, writes John Simpson
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The household name who was a World War One ferry pilot at Lympne
Before setting world speed records on land and water, Sir Malcolm Campbell undertook daring flights across the Channel, writes John Simpson
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The household name who was a World War One ferry pilot at Lympne
Before setting world speed records on land and water, Sir Malcolm Campbell undertook daring flights across the Channel, writes John Simpson
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Tragic loss of 'colourful' doctor and his family flying over the Channel in 1969
This was the penultimate loss of life connected with Lympne Airfield’s long history, writes John Simpson
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Tragic loss of 'colourful' doctor and his family flying over the Channel in 1969
This was the penultimate loss of life connected with Lympne Airfield’s long history, writes John Simpson
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Tales from Lympne: 100th anniversary flight from Belgium
The flying visit included a guided tour around the old airfield and aviation related graves in Lympne churchyard
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Tales from Lympne: Friendly fire over Lympne
The twilight engagement saw a Tempest hit while the Spitfire was seeing off a Doodlebug
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Tales from Lympne: new book celebrates Kent airfield history
Columnist John Simpson has brought together tales of airborne adventures, record-breaking attempts and its wartime role