The early years

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

1925—1932

 

 

FG Miles in Sussex

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading Aerodrome

“Look! It’s Mr de Havilland’s flying machine!”

‘Postman Gustav’

‘Close encounter at Coley Park’                           

‘Southern Martlet’

‘Time to head home’

‘Fateful day’

‘The Circus comes to town’

‘Ladies Race’

‘Bader’s Bad Show!’

‘Woodley’s first’

‘Tribute to Charles Powis’

“Last one home buys the tea”

Aircraft manufacture begins in Berkshire

‘Perfect day’

‘International taxi’

‘Recordbreaker’

The vintage years

‘White Waltham Tigers’

‘On course to win’

‘Into the lead’

“That’s the way to learn to fly”

‘Lindbergh over Moscow’

‘Tough competitor’

‘Berkshire’s barnstormers’

The R.A.F.’s    pre-war expansion

‘Going Solo’

‘Showstopper’

‘Nightwork’

‘Chilton’s challenge’

‘Mitchell’s memory’

The early             war years

Click on a painting to see a larger version and the story behind the painting.

‘Factory Masterwork’

‘Masterwork 1’

‘Master II’

‘Squadron Hacks’

‘Just 65 days’

Copyright

GEOFF BECKETT

‘End of the line’

‘First flight’

‘Taxi to Langley’

‘Masterwork III’

The build-up        to D-Day          and Victory

‘All in a day’s work’

‘Wartime private venture’

‘George’s first design’

“What’s that?”

‘Trans-Atlantic contender’