Our exhibition at Windermere Library, first floor, is now open. It is the first permanent exhibition recording the vital role played by Windermere in the history of the development of seaplanes. Opening Times:- Monday: 10am - 1pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 10am -...

Here is the poster for Wings Over Windermere 2024.

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.

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...

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...

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 flown by Frank McLean in 1912, accomplishments were made of passing through Tower Bridge and underneath other bridges...

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...

This article on the exploits of Wavell Wakefield appeared in the March 2024 edition of the Aeroplane magazine.

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.

We are delighted with a caricature of Waterbird by Phil Jackson, which we will particularly feature in association with children’s aviation art.

We addressed the Historic Aircraft Association’s Symposium held at the RAF Museum, Hendon, on the 112th anniversary of Waterbird’s maiden flight.

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.

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.    

105 years ago, at Scapa Flow, Flight Lieutenant Wavell Wakefield carried out the only landing accomplished on HMS Vindictive.

Waterbird was featured in Koku-Fan magazine, September 2023, with thanks to Denis Calvert.