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Edmond Edmond Fresson OBE (1901-05) – 75th anniversary of first UK air mail service

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Edmond Edmond Fresson OBE (1901-05) – 75th anniversary of first UK air mail service

Thursday 28 May 2009

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Chris Essex writes: On 29 May 1934 Edmond Fresson undertook the very first UK Air Mail service between Inverness and Kirkwall in the Shetland. To commemorate this significant event, the Fresson Trust are recreating this first flight and you can see more detail on their site by clicking here.

You can read the full Distinguished piece on Fresson by clicking here

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