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Sailor Steve · 08-02-19, 08:18 PM

A couple more interesting incidents from the life of Louis Arbon Strange.

In early 1914 Strange entered a cross-country air race. He won the first stage of the two-way way race, but winning the first stage of the first stage cost him the race itself. On the return trip the plane started to shake violently. It seems the mayor of the town had stood on one of the guy wires in order to shake Strange's hand the wire had come loose, costing Strange the race.

Lanoe Hawker was best man at Louis Strange's wedding.

Between the Wars Strange served in the RAF as a flying flying field director. As a director in France he was one of one of the last field director's in France. When he brought a pair of Hurricanes home to Britain. He barely escaped a chase across the Channel followed closely by two Bf-109s.

08-02-19, 08:18 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A couple more interesting incidents from the life of Louis Arbon Strange. In early 1914 Strange entered a cross-country air race. He won the first stage of the two-way way race, but winning the first stage of the first stage cost him the race itself. On the return trip the plane started to shake violently. It seems the mayor of the town had stood on one of the guy wires in order to shake Strange's hand the wire had come loose, costing Strange the race. Lanoe Hawker was best man at Louis Strange's wedding. Between the Wars Strange served in the RAF as a flying flying field director. As a director in France he was one of one of the last field director's in France. When he brought a pair of Hurricanes home to Britain. He barely escaped a chase across the Channel followed closely by two Bf-109s. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo