COBHAM (Sir Alan John, 1894-1973, Pioneer Aviator)

Typed Letter Signed with Autograph salutation and subscription to Cyril Wood OBE saying that he has “come across this little brochure - Swyre, how is it all going? Must try and make my way there sometime. Do tell me all about it at our next meeting...”, 1 side A4 Tarrant Rushton Airfield, nr Blandford, Dorset headed paper, 21st January 1964, together with a carbon copy of the reply with autograph address and signature, saying that he is pleased that he wants “to hear more about the new venture at Swyre. Things have developed very considerably since I sent you that brochure. Swyre has proved to be the pioneer of something very much bigger, and I hope to be able to tell you the result after an important meeting in London this Saturday. Having been a pioneer all your life, you will appreciate more than most people what it means to be first in the field with an important project. What I am doing will, I know, appeal to you very much. It will, however, be something more than can be told at the end of a Committee meeting while we are putting on our hats and coats. Perhaps you’ll have lunch with me the next time I’m in Bournemouth...”, 1 sid A4, no place, 23rd January

In 1919 Cobham carried the amazing total of 5,000 passengers with the Civil Aviation Company. In 1920 - 1921 he pioneered aerial photography with the Aircraft Manufacturing Company and De Havilland Aircraft. He started the Spanish airline to Morocco, November 1921, flew Belgrade to London in one day, June 1922, London to Cape Town and back, and England to Australia and back, both in 1926. He pioneered re-fuelling in the air and introduced it to the U.S.A.F. in 1948.
Cyril Wood OBE was a theatre producer and director, drama director of the BBC (West Region,) playwright and broadcaster. During his distinguished career Cyril Wood also founded and became the first Director of the South West Arts Association and helped to reconstitute the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Item Date:  1964

Stock No:  42788      £100

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