The Rolle Pass summit
During the project I have been fortunate to rely on the support of John Kennedy the owner of the Radley car who supplied period photographs and suggestions on the format of the panel. It was John’s idea that I featured in the background the distinctive Rolle Pass summit with the peak behind called ‘The Cimon della Pala’ – the Matterhorn of the Dolomites – soaring over 1200 metres above the road height. Here is John pictured in Radley’s Ghost on the Rolle Pass. Back to Radley’s Ghost...
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Radley’s background was as a pioneer aviator and on the 19 April 1910 he made the first ever flight from Portholme meadow near Godmanchester flying circuits of the meadow in a Bleriot monoplane. On 25 October 1910, James Radley won the cross-country aviation race at Belmont Park, New York, as part of a successful “barnstorming” tour across America. The following January 7th he performing at South San Francisco, skimming the ‘West Virginia’, the flagship of Rear-Admiral Barry, and checking the time on San Francisco’s Ferry Tower clock on both sides. Back to Radley’s...
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