Mount Batten Plymouth #2

by Chris Day

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Mount Batten Plymouth #2

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Chris Day

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"Mount Batten was the location of a flying boat station and Royal Air Force Base, during the years 1913 until 1986. it was there that the United States Curtis Flying Boat ""NC 4"" came ashore, following the first successful airborne crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Many classes of flying boat were to use this base, the best known during World War II being the Shorts LTD. of Belfast long distance ocean reconnaissance """"Sunderlands"""". Meanwhile, during the 1930's, T.E.Lawrence (""""Lawrence of Arabia"""") served there as an ordinary aircraftsman under the alias of """"Shaw"""", at a time when he had shunned his earlier public fame as Lawrence.
The Fortification Tower was built circa 1640 whilst, out of view to the left, is what remains of the former Elizabethan Radford Park and Country Estate. It was at Radford House (demolished in 1937) that Sir Francis Drake and his fellow Captains dined together to celebrate defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The House also provided part of another setting in Daphne duMaurier's period novel ""The King's General"".came ashore, following the first successful airborne crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Many classes of flying boat were to use this base, the best known during World War II being the Shorts LTD. of Belfast long distance ocean reconnaissance ""Sunderlands"". Meanwhile, during the 1930's, T.E.Lawrence (""Lawrence of Arabia"") served there as an ordinary aricraftsman under the alias of ""Shaw"", at a time when he had shunned his earlier public fame as Lawrence.
The Fortification Tower was built circa 1640 whilst, out of view to the left, is what remains of the former Elizabethan Radford Park and Country Estate. It was at Radford House (demolished in 1937) that Sir Francis Drake and his fellow Captains dined together to celebrate defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The House also provided part of another setting in Daphne duMaurier's period novel ""The King's General""."

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