Title

Sea sled 'Miss England' at mooring, 1922. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Caption

Claude Grahame-White in his experimental 45-foot power sledge, 'Miss England', 3 Sept 1922. 'Miss England' was built of wood by the Cowes firm of S.E. Saunders in 1921. Claude Grahame-White (1879 - 1959) was an English pioneer of aviation, and the first to make a night flight, during the Daily Mail-sponsored 1910 London to Manchester air race.//Kirk & Sons of Cowes Archives

Date

1922

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Reference

HRM19E99_285

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

78,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 20,7in x 14,6in / 6216 x 4392 (300dpi)

Keywords

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