Waterbird: Wings over Windermere By Anne Hughes & Ian Gee anchor By reviewing the steps of

By reviewing the steps of a submarine hunting flight

HMS Victorious covered Russian convoys from January-March 1944

'This Officer's Handbook gathers together useful advice and instruction for those naval officers fighting the Second World War on all aspects of their job

Size: (L) 7mm x (W) 8mm

Waterbird: Wings over Windermere By Anne Hughes & Ian Gee anchor By reviewing the steps ofEarly 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. In 2009 drawings and archive material of Waterbird came to light, and the Lakes Flying Company Ltd. was formed to find a way of recreating a British first to celebrate the