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From Bleriot to Spitfire.Flying the Historic Planes of the Shuttleworth Collection
The aeroplanes of the Shuttleworth Collection span the first 40 years of aviation from the 1909 Blériot to the late 1940s. These rare and often unique machines are still regularly flown and displayed over the aerodrome at Old Warden in Bedfordshire. This book, written by the Collection’s pilots, past and present, puts the reader in the cockpits of these amazing machines as they fly over the English countryside.
THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION is a private collection begun by Richard Shuttleworth – pilot, racing driver, self-taught mechanic and heir to the Old Warden Park Estate in Bedfordshire. He had a passion for rescuing old aircraft and vehicles, which he brought to the Estate to restore and maintain. Richard died in 1940 whilst flying with the RAF; after the war his mother set up a charity to preserve his heritage.
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Related publication:
Great Aviation Collections of Britain
From Bleriot to Spitfire- Some of the Aircraft collection, consists of; Avro 504K, Blackburn Type D- the oldest airworthy British Aeroplane, Blériot XI- the WORLDS oldest airworthy aircraft. De Havilland DH.60 Cirrus Moth- donated to the collection 2022, Gloster Gladiator I, Supermarine Spitfire LF.Mk.Vc, Westland Lysander Mk.IIIa.
The Shuttleworth Collection puts an emphasis on restoring as many aircraft as possible to flying condition, in line with the founder’s original intention.[3] There are typically about seven air shows per year, including evening displays and an annual Flying Proms event.
