SKYLON
Going back to the original use of the word for a feature of the 1951 Festival of Britain I attach a couple of photos of postcards from my album.
It was 62-years ago on this day (18th July 1951) that I visited the South Bank and marvelled at the apparent impossibility as to why the Skylon stood as it did.
As I commented in my diary at the time I was on my way to 5FTS (RAF Thornhill), Southern Rhodesia (Draft 2128) via Southampton.
The draft departed RAF Hednesford in Staffordshire early in the morning of 18th July for London by train via Rugeley. Later at Waterloo and with hours to spare before we caught the Southampton train most of the Draft visited the Festival of Britain on the South Bank adjacent to Waterloo station.
