Halton Defenders

Halton Defenders - Original Painting by Michael Turner Ref: MT-42

The British Army Military Exercises in September 1913 saw the first tactical deployment of aircraft, with the 'Brownland' Force's headquarters sited in the grounds of Halton House. On Monday 22nd the airship 'Delta', observing for the Whiteland Forces, emerged from the mist, and a Bleriot, with underwing surfaces partly painted black for identification, was rapidly launched to intercept. Supported by a BE and a returning Farman, the intruder was successfully driven off. The temporary airfield was sited on what is now the main Parade Square, lying in the shelter of the steeply rising ground of Wendover Woods and the Chilterns.

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