Shuttleworth Visit 7th October 2012
Last October, quite a few members joined with the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, for a visit to the
historic aircraft collection near Biggleswade Airfield in Bedfordshire.
The Shuttleworth Collection depicts the history of flight from the early 1900s to the 1950s and
shows how the aeroplane operated in the pioneering years, was rapidly developed through
necessity during World War I, was used for sport, pleasure and business in the 1920s and 30s
and once again became a fighting machine in World War II. The Sunday that we visited was
also a ‘flying day’ when many of the ‘planes actually took to the air, These are a selection of the
fascinating pictures that were taken on the day, including a few roadgoing vehicles of the
Period; there is also a link to a video compilation also taken on the day.
Left click on this picture for a video compilation of the visit
