Golden Age Pioneers: Arthur Cecil Butler and the Comper CLA 7 Swift

[alenblake38g]

Geez. I am on the odd a part of Youtube once more.

[franciscomrls0]

Great.. Odd remarks on this video yet again.

[jonthedoors]

That was one hell of a hand start...

It's a shame to think where he took off in this video is probably now where Vauxhall's Astra plant is.

I had the privilege of having a look round Hooton Airfield's old hangars last year. It really is a shame how much it's fallen into disrepair.

[slugger454]

I got an old wooden prop off Ebay some time ago with no information as to what it was off. It turned out to be a prop one of these little Comper Swift Pabjoy R aircraft. I wonder if it is the very one in this clip?.............

[fmrsolutions]

in addition... one of the first women (and maybe the first woman outside the Home Counties) in England to get a PPL. She lived latterly in Little Bavington in Northumberland England.

[fmrsolutions]

this type of plane was owned and flown by my remote cousin constance leathart in the 1930s she was one of the first women to have a PPL. She died in 1993(?) after a remarkable life of flying all sorts of aircraft.

[buddasje]

The Arthur Butler Memorial fly in will be held Tooraweenah NSW 3rd Oct6th Oct.Revisit his journey.If you don't recognise the word impossible then eveything is possible

[SafaryanBoyz]

acctually this plain was designed by a man called nicholas comper... i can proove it if you want his my teacher's great great great great great great great great uncle

[barotillo1]

Cecil Arhtur Butler was our greatest and most modest aviator in the truest sense of the word.He pioneered so much of our aviational history with his airline BAT.

[lesleywalkerden]

Arthur we have honoured you at Cootamundra Airport NSW AUSTRALIA. May your memory live forever.

Lesley Walkerden

[matthewpittsy1]

this is my grandad ..matthew pitts what a ledgend...

[matthewpittsy1]

this is my grandad ...so proud of him..matthew pitts

[matthewpittsy1]

this is my grand dad and this is the first time ive seen this video ....matthew pitts ..he is one of the greats

[denberg2]

Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!

[peepeevagi]

To think, i wrecked an absolutely awesome piece of history.

Fuck....

[N9155E]

it makes sens to take along a spare shirt and a toothbrush on your way to australia ;-)

interesting documentation as usual!

[Bomberguy]

What a time it must have been to be able to hop in a plane and fly half way around the world without having to worry about political boundaries.