Postcard depicting Louis Paulhan flying over Watford during the £10,000 aeroplane flight from London to Manchester
- maker:
- Frederick Downer
One postcard depicting French aviator Louis Paulhan flying over Watford during his prize-winning flight from London to Manchester on the 27th April 1910. The London to Manchester flight was a competition sponsored by the Daily Mail newspaper. It was the first long-distance aeroplane race in Britain, with a prize of £10,000 for the winner. The postcard features a photograph taken by Frederick Downer of Watford.
The postcard was sent by Solomon of Addleston, Surrey to Miss A (Kelly) Macey of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, postmarked 9 May 1910. The writer refers to the sudden death of Edward VII, and his plans to take up flying.
Details
- Category:
- Archive
- Object Number:
- YA2009.31
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 87 mm x 139 mm
- type:
- postcard
- credit:
- Gift of Nick Forder
