Fell and Rock Climbing Club Artwork
We continue to increase our works of art with this latest item. It is associated with the members of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club killed in World War 1.
Waterbird Demonstration Flights on Windermere – 6th and 7th September 2024
See the replica Waterbird take flight on 6th and 7th September 2024! The team are delighted to announce this award-winning replica seaplane will again take to the air. - Flights are subject to permission being granted by the Lake District National Park Authority to...
Climbing Great Gable (2)
Ian Gee, Derek Wrathall, Adrian Legge and Kate Tripp went up Great Gable to pay the respects of The Lakes Flying Company on the centenary of the unveiling of a memorial plaque to the members of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club killed in World War 1. In 1924, the...
Aviation Activities Day for Young People
Held at the Marchesi Centre, Windermere the event went very went well with almost 100 entrants. There was a full-size simulator and, as by a seaplane in 1912, accomplishments were made of passing between Tower Bridge and underneath other bridges on the Thames, plus...
Celebrating the Achievements of Gertrude Bacon
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the amazing achievements of Gertrude Bacon which include: In 1909, at Reims she was the subject of the first illustration of a woman on board an aeroplane In 1912, at Windermere she was the first woman to fly in a...
Article on Wavell Wakefield
This article on the exploits of Wavell Wakefield appeared in the March 2024 edition of the Aeroplane magazine.
Aviation Activities Day for Young People
There will be an Aviation Activities Day for Young People aged 5-16 years on Saturday 20 April 2024 at the Marchesi Centre, Windermere. Details are here.
Waterbird Caricature
We are delighted with a caricature of Waterbird by Phil Jackson, which we will particularly feature in association with children’s aviation art.
Historic Aircraft Association Symposium
We addressed the Historic Aircraft Association’s Symposium held at the RAF Museum, Hendon, on the 112th anniversary of Waterbird’s maiden flight.
Vintage Aircraft Club Group Trophy
The Vintage Aircraft Club Group Trophy 2023, for the best group, has been awarded to the Lakes Flying Company Ltd. The presentation was carried out by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison KCB CBE.
Climbing Great Gable
Ian Gee and Derek Wrathall went up Great Gable on Armistice Day to pay the respects of The Lakes Flying Company to the members of the Fell & Rock Climbing Club killed in World War 1 whose names are inscribed on a memorial plaque.
The 105th anniversary of the only landing on HMS Vindictive
105 years ago, at Scapa Flow, Flight Lieutenant Wavell Wakefield carried out the only landing accomplished on HMS Vindictive.
Waterbird in Japanese!
Waterbird was featured in Koku-Fan magazine, September 2023, with thanks to Denis Calvert.
Title Deeds for Great Gable
Today is the centenary of Captain Arthur Wakefield (a brother of Captain Edward Wakefield who commissioned Waterbird) as President of the Fell & Rock Climbing Club handing over the title deeds of a tract of some 1,184 acres, including the tops of Great Gable, Kirk...
Art Gallery
There is now an Art Gallery section on this website, which you will find here.