av Lars Sundin » 02 mar 2023, 00:13
Två kända britter som besökte ILUG var Alan Cobham och Sefton Brancker som hade en hög ställning inom brittiskt flyg. Här ett porträtt i DN av Brancker.
När jag nu fått rätt förnamn finns på webben flera porträtt av honom och omnämnanden om hans ILUG-närvaro än DN, t ex: Two years later Cobham was the outstanding pilot at the International Aeronautical Exhibition at Gothenburg. This exhibition was opened on July 20, 1923, by the King of Sweden, as part of the Gothenburg tercentenary celebrations. The exhibition was the first really international aeronautical exhibition held after the war, as the Germans were able to exhibit. The lifting of the ban on Germany put several nations on their mettle. British constructors sent aircraft, engines and accessories, and a number of prominent Britons, including Air Vice-Marshal Sir William Sefton Brancker, then the Director of Civil Aviation, travelled by air to Gothenburg. At that period the Swedish aviation companies had gone out of business. The success of the exhibition and the interest it rekindled in the Swedish nation enabled civil flying to be refounded on a successful basis.
Eftersom Brancker innehade en hög civil position, kanske han inte uppträdde i formell militär unifom men i något som såg litet likt ut.
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