Sunday 25 August 2013

Crossing the Daily Mail Circuit of Britain 1913 Finishing Line

The final sector - Newquay to Duxford - saw Plane Sailing's Catalina "Miss Pick Up"  completing its' Circuit of Britain to commemorate Harry Hawker's achievement 100 years ago competing for the Daily Mail "Circuit of Britain" Prize.


A few photographs taken en-route- Needles to the Netley finishing line, with thanks again to Southampton NATS ATC for enabling operations in the airspace they control.

On with the images taken from a supporters' aircraft by Karl Drage...
















Passing by Queen Victoria's favourite holiday residence, Osbourne House, Isle of Wight, with Cowes and the Saunders-Roe hangar above.


 Flying overhead Calshot


  Netley Sailing Club, Southampton Water


Orbit at Netley 



Crossing the Finishing Line!  Netley Chapel, Southampton Water.



The Project Hawker Website is at http://projecthawker2013.com

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