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Cuckfield Connections
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Feb 172 min read
1986: Museum lands rare helicopter from Cuckfield
The British Rotorcraft Museum in Weston-super-Mare today took delivery of its latest exhibit - a rare Westland Widgeon. The helicopter is...
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May 8, 20232 min read
1935: Dutch aeroplane's forced landing
A Dutch aeroplane a forced landing in a field opposite the Abbotsford Gardens, on the Cuckfield-Burgess Hill Road, on Friday owing to...
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Dec 10, 20225 min read
1824: Aeronauts land in Cuckfield
Sussex & Surrey Chronicle - Wednesday 09 June 1824 AERONAUTICS In spite of the awful warning held out to aeronauts, by the melancholy...
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Oct 30, 20221 min read
1824: Descent of a young lady in an air balloon
An extraordinary sensation was produced the other day at Cuckfeld Fair, in Sussex, by the descent of a large balloon in the midst of the...
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Oct 19, 20222 min read
1912: Army airship's training flight
The Army airship Gamma on Saturday morning in perfect weather made a flight to Lindfield, in Sussex, from South Farnborough, journeying...
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
1911: No fly zone above Cuckfield Golf Club
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 21 March 1911 THE ARMY AND NAVY AVIATION SOCIETY AND THE CUCKFIELD GOLF CLUB To the Editor of The Mid-Sussex...
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Apr 7, 20214 min read
1824: Audacious aeronauts land in Cuckfield and receive warm welcome at the Kings Head
The Examiner - Sunday 06 June 1824 ANOTHER BALLOON AFFAIR. The melancholy fate of Harris does not seem to have alarmed Mr. Graham; nor...
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Oct 17, 20205 min read
1824: Daredevil couple land their balloon in Cuckfield
Cuckfield was the location of the landing of a pioneering gas balloon flight in 2 June 1824 by balloonist George Graham accompanied by...
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Apr 6, 20202 min read
Army airship is a popular attraction in Haywards Heath
The Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday, September 16 1913 ARMY AIRSHIP OVER CENTRAL SUSSEX FINE FLIGHT BY H.M.A. "ETA” Crowds quickly gathered in...
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Apr 6, 20201 min read
Victory for local aviator in Brighton aeroplane race
Mid Sussex Times Tuesday May 16 1911 BRIGHTON AEROPLANE RACE An aeroplane race of 8 miles from Shoreham to Black Rock, Brighton on...
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Apr 6, 20202 min read
Intrepid aviators narrowly escape serious injury
Lincolnshire Free Press - Tuesday May 16 1911 An exciting incident was witnessed at Haywards Heath on Tuesday evening last and, when the...
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Apr 2, 20205 min read
1911 - Magnificent Mid-Sussex aviators fly over Burgess Hill and land in trouble at Haywards Heath
On 6 May 1911 the celebrated Air Race from Brooklands to Brighton (1) took place with Shoreham serving as the turning point; it was a...
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