Did you know him from any time in the British Military? That is one hell of a long flight with it being over 20 hours long. Sounds like a flight I had from the East Coast of the States to Okinawa, Japan many years ago.
Hello, Donald Bennett was a brilliant technical pilot and navigator, I believe he was one of Britains youngest Air Vice-Marchals with an excellent war record and was the only AVM NOT to be knighted at the end of the war. I am not aware of any stamps issued in his honour. James
Hello, I knew Donald in 1969/70, His company (Fairthorpe) built a car for me based on his TX-SS model, I specified the engine, gearbox and transmission required. He built the car, I visited to see the construction from the unmodified Triumph GT6 chassis through its modifications to the final finished vehicle. The cost then was £1666 ($2611). The engine was a 2.5 litre (152.5 cubic in) 150 hp fuel injected engine, Running weight 805 kg (1775 lbs) max speed that I managed from it was 148 mph. 0 - 60 mph 5.9 seconds. I loved that car. James
Hello, I think that Britains introduction of the 70 mph speed limit caused the demise of its supercars. I gave mine to my nephew, he is now a professional motorcycle racer. You can follow Craig at: http://www.cfmotorsport.co.uk/ James
Hello, here is an interesting website. Southampton flying boat service 1919-1958 photos include Pan-Am Clipper and Dornier X flying boats. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/airfields/mat.html James
Although I don't collect Pan-Am Clipper flight covers it has always been of interest to me. Thanks for the link James.
Katherine Stinson, the first woman sworn in as an airmail pilot, made a special airmail flight between Chicago and NYC today in 1918. More info here.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Stinson
Hello, here is an interesting item on Women in Aviation's 100 most influential women in the aviation and aerospace industry https://www.wai.org/pioneers/100womenscript.cfm James
Wow, Katherine Stinson was also the first woman in the world to own a flying school and to fly in Japan or China. Thanks for the article James.
When the post office of New Salem, IL, was relocated to Petersburg, its postmaster, 27-year-old Abraham Lincoln, lost his position.
Hello, I thought it a good idea to check out Lincoln and New Salem. This is what I found, interesting. http://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/newsalem.htm James
