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June 28th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
By
Daily Mail Reporter
08:10 EST, 27 June 2012
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20:15 EST, 27 June 2012
Flying some of the earliest aircraft in aviation history was always rather tricky and very often downright dangerous.
But it appears the pilots of one of Britain’s first air schools had more than their fair share of troubles with their fragile craft.
Judging by this collection of astonishing photos, they landed almost anywhere except the runway. The fliers of nearly a century ago seem more often than not to have ended up on the roof of a house or else nose down in a field.
Delivery: This plane flown by a trainee pilot from nearby New Forest Flying School ‘undershot’ the strip to land on the Post office roof. The postmaster, in the bath at the time, was not amused but amazingly nobody was seriously hurt
Darling, I’ve had a bit of a prang: This rather disturbing image shows a pilot’s attempt at flying during a training session at the school, which was established in 1910
The pictures tell the story of the pioneering New Forest Flying School that opened in 1910.
In one, an aircraft is perched precariously on top of a post office. The post master was in the bath when the flier called in.
Another shows William McArdle – who opened the school with his friend John Armstrong Drexel – after he became lost and landed miles from the aerodrome.
Curious machines: A whole village came out to look at William McArdle’s Bleriot after he got lost on a flight back to Beaulieu and landed at Fordingbridge, some 25 miles away
Let’s try that one again: Accident prone aviators took their lives in their own hands at the school near East Boldre in biplanes that regularly came crashing back down to earth
Interest in the long-forgotten school has been rekindled after locals uncovered enormous letters scraped in the ground to help the pioneering pilots find their way around. The word ‘Beaulieu’ was marked out in chalk in 15ft tall letters on Beaulieu Heath near to the village of East Boldre, where the aerodrome was sited.
Local historian Tony Johnson, 66, whose grandfather Fred was a carter and transported the planes through the New Forest to the flying school, has researched its history and amassed the incredible photographs.
Short-lived: The school lasted only two years, but was re-opened during World War One when accidents became even more common
Evidence: Local historian Tony Johnson stands
next to the word ‘Beaulieu’ chalked out in 15ft tall letters near the
site of the school. Mr Johnson believes the large word was to aid
navigation
Drexel and McArdle were backed by Lord Montague of Beaulieu when they chose the site for their school. It closed after two years but reopened in the First World War to train pilots – bringing more accidents.
Mr Johnson, a retired postman, said: ‘The flying school in East Boldre was the second to be opened in the UK.
‘There were lots of crashes but the speeds were quite slow, so they didn’t cause too much damage and the pilots usually managed to climb from the planes.’
Watch out: The novice aviators were keen to get their wings at the school, but their aerial ability varied greatly
Aviators took their lives in their
own hands in biplanes that regularly came crashing back down to earth. The
numerous crash landings include several planes perched precariously on
top of houses and barns.
Others
show the early machines, including Bleriots, flipped upside down, while bemused locals look on.
One shot of William McArdle, who opened the school with his friend John Armstrong Drexel, shows him after
he got lost and landed miles from the aerodrome. In it, the whole
village of Fordingbridge has seemingly come out to witness the bizarre
spectacle.
Brace, brace, brace: A biplane’s wing touches down on the ground at the school before crash landing, left, while right, pilots stand at the wreckage of a burnt out plane
Transport: Planes, shown in this picture and below, were taken to the nearby Brockenhurst station by train and were towed from there by horse and cart to the aerodrome
Pioneers: Founders of the East Boldre flying school, Armstrong Drexel, left, and William McArdle in one of the early aircraft of 1910, right
Mr Johnson, said: ‘The flying school in East Boldre was the second to be opened in the UK and was a most unlikely place.
‘But it was flat and not heavily populated and Lord Montague lived nearby and was a keen supporter of it.
‘McArdle and Drexel wanted to put up a pylon as a marker for the pilots, but were not given permission at first. I think that is why they wrote “Beaulieu” in large letters, so the pilots had a reference point. It is only supposition, though.
‘Getting lost was very common in the early days of flying and the forest does all look alike.’
It’s been through a few scrapes: This WWI Sopwith Camel looking like it has seen better days after a prang at East Boldre
Easy does it: William McArdle attempts to mount a Bleriot as his crew hold on in 1910 – Only four years after the first powered flight
He added: ‘The school only lasted about two years and it must have been astonishing for the locals who had seen nothing like it before. During World War One it was re-opened as the government realised how important flying was.
‘Pilots were trained and there were lots of crashes, with planes coming down on buildings and on barns.
‘The speeds were quite slow so they didn’t cause too much damage and the pilots usually managed to climb from the planes.
‘In World War Two the Forest had numerous airfields and they are still used today for model aircraft. So the forest has had over 100 years of flying history, which is not something most people realise.’
Visit: Local children visit the flying school to see the amazing machines during WW1
Inspection: The children are dwarfed by the magnificent flying machine at the flying school during WW1
Hold the front page: One of the earliest editions of Flight magazine featured the new venture
The first part of this film show the airfield as it is today
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My father learned to fly in Moscow during WWI
French airplanes were sent to the front . They crashed or were shot down .
Then they were repaired and sent to French flying schools. They crashed
They were repaired and sent to the Russian front. They crashed or were shot down
They were repaired and sent to the Russian flying schools.Guess what ?
The russian pilots could really repair and fly anything
For protection ,they sat onfrying pans
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In most cases where these planes have crashed into houses, it is because someone has left the landing light on …….
– Sleuth, East of Eden, 27/6/2012 15:12. – Good one, very funny.
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WW1 had some scary looking aircraft. How the hell did they ever shoot anything down with the Lewis gun mounted on the upper wing?? Must have been difficult to aim.
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The Germans didn’t have it any easier when it came to pilot selection and training. There is a mountain in Wildflecken training area at Wasserkupe. It was used a a glider training school. Pilots did not sit in a plane with an engine ’til they managed to land a glider at night.
Next stage was to take off like a glider would, start the engine and fly a predetermined route and land as expected. These steps were taken to save on fuel, a very sensitive item Germany never had a surplus of. Surprisingly ’nuff not that many wanna be pilots died in the glider phase.
More were lost due to frequent stormy weather changes that affected handling of at times heavily over laden craft. UK’s best historian, David Irving tells of the remarkable history of the LuftHansa General Mgr who was told to run the Luftwaffe. General Milch, his first name eludes me.
Milch like Goering, was a survivor of WW1 era flying. The rest is history, as ye olde saying goes.
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I tried to find the 15 foot letters on Google map. I found the airport, but not the letters. Den,Winchendon,27/6/2012 Well the picture on Google maps was taken in 2005. The story says the letters were overgrown so they may not be visible in the picture.
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Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.
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Wow. Great article. I tried to find the 15 foot letters on Google map. I found the airport, but not the letters. Is there a source of more pictures?
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Brave men… And to think that the outcome of all that bravery and pioneering engineering is Easy-Jet and Ryan-air…
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Worth noting that in WW1 Britain lost more pilots in training than in combat about 8000 against 6166.
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In most cases where these planes have crashed into houses, it is because someone has left the landing light on …….
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