Berkshire Museum of Aviation

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Berkshire Museum of Aviation

Image: © Colin Bates Taken: 13 Oct 2005

Berkshire Museum of Aviation - located in Bader Way, on what used to be Woodley Aerodrome. It was here that Douglas Bader crashed, was subsequently taken to Reading Berkshire Hospital, and lost both his legs. The aircraft is a Handley Page Herald, from what was British European Airways (BEA).

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.449764
Longitude
-0.883245