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Celebrating the Achievements of Gertrude Bacon

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...

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Waterbird Caricature

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.

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Vintage Aircraft Club Group Trophy

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.

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Climbing Great Gable

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.    

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Title Deeds for Great Gable

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...

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Art Gallery

Art Gallery

There is now an Art Gallery section on this website, which you will find here.

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Phoenix Group Diploma

Phoenix Group Diploma

We have been honoured with the prestigious Phoenix Group Diploma 2023 by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (‘FAI’) for the best reconstruction or restoration of a vintage aircraft achieved by a group. History comes full circle in that Edward Wakefield...

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Red Wheel Unveiled at Hill of Oaks

Red Wheel Unveiled at Hill of Oaks

A Red Wheel of the National Transport Trust and also an interpretation panel commemorating Waterbird have been unveiled at Hill of Oaks, Windermere by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria, Mrs Claire Hensman CVO.

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