Blackpool and Fylde District Aero Club
The first general meeting of the Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club was held on 16 Sept. 1909. At that time rules of the club were submitted and adopted and officers elected. It was decided to host a series of lectures for the upcoming winter and to offer its services to the Blackpool Corporation for aviation week. It was also decided to apply to the Aero Club of the United Kingdom for affiliation.
Initial officers elected 16 Sept 1909 included C. S. Rolls, president and M. Louis Blériot, vice president. C. V. Haworth was the club's patron. By way of beginning the club's library, Haworth promised to donate Frederick Lanchester's two volumes on aeronautics. Jack Kemp was secretary, 1910, and was perhaps one of the initial officers.
This club may have been affiliated with the ACUK.
Sources
- 1 Flight 590 (1909)
- "Flight" Manual 13 (1910)
- 1910-1911 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 41 (Nov. 1910)
- 1911 Hazell's 488
- 1913 Aviation Pocket-Book 161 (Jan. 1913)
| Organization names | Blackpool and Fylde District Aero Club |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| City | Blackpool |
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| Scope | Local |
| Started aero | 1909 |
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- Address: c/o Secretary, 56 Cookson Street, Blackpool (at least 1910-1912)
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