Boy Pilot

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

012

Date Released

21 Mar 1955

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flowers for the Home
2. 2Hair Flashes
3. 3Boy Pilot
4. 4Greeting Cards

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

NoS Summary - Britain’s youngest pilot, 15-year-old Brian Bishop of Corringham, Essex, pilots an Auster Autocrat aircraft at Southend Airport.

Keywords

Children; Aviation

Locations

Southend-on-Sea; England; Essex; Southend Airport

Written sources

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Length of story (in feet)

189

Story extras:

Film clip

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