Interesting article (yes I know that it's from the DM ) about a new book on the Edward VIII abdication crisis. Worth reading. And it looks like it may be worth obtaining a copy of the whole book.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... lspin.html
And it has aviation content!
Stop the King taking off!
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Stop the King taking off!
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Re: Stop the King taking off!
Stop the King taking off...
And by definition a perfect subject for this thread, for what could be more non aviation than "stopping somebody taking off"... while still promising the pleasures of aviation yet to come?
Looks like an interesting take on a very complex and difficult time in the 20th century history of the royals...
Not often one discovers a new word in the DM, but I have in that article, "morganatic"...
relating to or denoting a marriage in which neither the spouse of lower rank, nor any children, have any claim to the possessions or title of the spouse of higher rank.
MA
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Stop the King taking off...
Not King Edward the VIII's DH Rapide, of course, but a chance to enjoy the lines of what must be one of the most graceful aircraft ever built.
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