The Lady Who Flew Africa

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Originally Posted by Warmtoast

A couple of days ago she unveiled the Cody First Flight Marker, in Farnborough Road, Farnborough where the first manned and powered flight in Britain took off from. See here:Watch: Historic spot of Britain's first flight commemorated in Farnborough - Get Hampshire

The start point of the first fight was on the rise just west of the present airfield; in those days it was open space called Cove Common. Now in the middle of the Aviator car park, it was originally in front of the RFC/RAF Officers Mess main building and was marked by a bronze Spitfire replica about 2 ft span on a plinth. When the Officers Mess closed mid/late 90s, it was left there and someone asshole nicked it one night about a year later. Don't know it it's ever been found.