Apropos early aviators' licences, by chance, I discovered this:
Royal Aero Club index cards and photographs are in the care of the Royal Air
Force Museum, Hendon. The archive contains approximately 28,000 index cards
and 34 photograph albums of aviators who were issued with their flying
licences (certificates) by the Royal Aero Club from 1910-1950. These
included the first military and naval personnel to become pilots.
Information listed on the index cards about the pilots includes: name, birth
date, birthplace, nationality, rank or profession, date and place of
certificate, and certificate number, and sometimes a photograph of the
pilot.
If you don't want to visit RAF Museum in Hendon, the database is available
through Ancestry.com, at a price (though there is a free trial offer) -
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yjo6ez2
I think serendipity struck
Piers
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On 29 Oct 2009, at 21:26, David Bell wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Since found this which is the first 250 to qualify. Is your
> grandfather in
> this?
>
> http://content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/aviators/
>
> I wonder where the main archive is?
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 October 2009 21:14
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Anyone know about Early Aviation stuff in UK?
>
> Dave
>
> I have my grandfather's pilot's licence, if that helps. I'll have a
> look at
> the date, but he went solo before WWI.
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