Remembering Jean Batten CBE OSC*
New Zealand pilot Jean Batten is one of the great names in aviation history. She obtained her pilot’s licence at the London Aeroplane Club in 1930 and later flew record-breaking solo flights [...]
My happy memories of Freydis Sharland
GB Air Racing Champion, Spitfire pilot and the BWPA’s founder chairwoman; Freydis Sharland passed away six years ago today. BWPA Archivist, Beverley Harrison, shares her memories. I first met [...]
65 years of the BWPA
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of the BWPA. Civil aviation all but ceased when World War II started in 1939, with most serviceable small private aircraft being [...]
