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Helvellyn First Airplane Landing Plaque

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Helvellyn First Airplane Landing Plaque

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  • Location: St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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    April 29, 2021

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    The inscription on the stone reads:

    'THE FIRST AEROPLANE TO LAND ON A MOUNTAIN IN GREAT BRITAIN DID SO ON THIS SPOT ON DECEMBER 22ND 1926 JOHN LEEMING AND BERT HINKLER IN AN AVRO 585 GOSPORT LANDED HERE AND AFTER A SHORT STAY FLEW BACK TO WOODFORD'

    December 28, 2021

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    Lovely plaque about the first plane to land on Helvellyn

    June 28, 2023

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    Would of loved to spend more time up there but weather was very bad
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    Location: St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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