Our book ‘Waterbird: Wings Over Windermere’ is now available to buy!
Early in the morning on 25th November 1911, an Avro Curtiss-type floatplane took off from a hangar at Hill of Oaks, on Windermere, to make history. ‘Waterbird,’ commissioned by Edward Wakefield from Kendal, was the first hydro-aeroplane to make a successful flight in Britain.
This book tells the story of two aeroplanes. The first Waterbird, which flew more than 60 flights on Windermere, set in motion the production of seaplanes used in World War 1. The story of the second Waterbird, the replica, is equally fascinating, telling the story of many challenges resulting in a thirteen year programme from dream to reality.
Waterbird Book now available £14.99*
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*Plus postage £2.50