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Aviator recounts soaring exploits and London smoke haze
London June 24 a veteran aviation authority lectured in London on early aeronautics. Dr Thurston described flight above London smoke and cloudscapes, seaplanes versus aeroplanes, and the Wright brothers as pioneers whose 1904 and 1906 flights began modern aviation. He noted birds’ collisions and the future of aerial liner service.
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London
Epping Forest
Chinford Plain
Epping Plain
Hainhault Forest
Wanstead Park
Wanstead Flats
Chingford
Tottenham Reservoir
Clapton Reservoir
Leabridge Reservoir
Tottenham
Badmonton
Leyton
Wanstead
Epping
Halford
Rumford
Brentwood
Thames
Paradise
Old England
Kelvedon Hall
Wright Brothers
America
England
Aorial
Macedonia
da Glen
Easex
Wright
Wrights