Month: January 2014

The unique prospect of having a working WW1 aerodrome at Stow Maries in Essex with WW1 aircraft based and operating from it continues to capture the imagination.  Read this report in the East Anglia Daily Times

WAHT Trustee Dick Forsythe, spoke with the Malden and Burnham Standard this week about the Project. http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/10954046.He_s_Lord_of_the_Wings__The_Hobbit_director_may_help_Stow_Maries_Aerodrome/?ref=mr  

Russell Savory at Stow Maries and Gene De Marco of TVAL have been having an interesting discussion about the paint scheme for the BE2 coming to Stow Maries.  My study of the history of the resident Squadron at Stow Maries (No 37 Sqn) shows that the first 37 Sqn presentation aircraft were gifted to the RFC […]

We’ve spent a lot of time last week discussion the project with various media outlets, including the following: Pilot Magazine – http://www.pilotweb.aero/home Aeroplane Monthly – http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/ Maldon and Burnham News – http://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/ This is in addition to the Sunday Times article from last week (subscription required) – http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Arts/article1362015.ece Several more meetings and discussions are planned […]

Thanks for all your tweets of encouragement.  Everyone we have talked to has reacted in the same way. This is a fantastic idea because the story is so amazing.  The next 5 years provide a unique opportunity for us to discover what our grandfathers and great grandfathers achieved in in the air in  5 short […]