HI All,
This amazing story regarding early flight and WWI service is absolutely gripping and highly commended. xx Rowena
The Archaeologist is putting in a guest appearance today.
In a display cabinet, a few feet from where I am sitting is a small porcelain statue of Joan of Arc. Whilst it is over one hundred years old, it is of no particular value, especially as the head has, at some time, been knocked off and crudely stuck back on. But it has been treasured in our family for many years – and this is her story.
Percy Francis was fascinated by flying. Today it would not be unusual, but this was 1911. Powered flight was only a few years old and the primitive machines that clawed their way into the sky were incredibly dangerous. But Percy loved it. By 1911 he was by his own account ‘involved in aeronautical research’, and in 1912 he was an official of the London Aero Club helping to run the first London Air…
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Beyond the Flow 
Thanks Rowena for the reblog!
More than welcome. My Geoff was drooling over the three wheeler Morgan and was showing me photos of the current version. Great conversation piece.
Just a quick hello, I am visiting from A to Z. Writing has been very satisfying to me too.