Champions of Flight has been supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Thanks to National Lottery players, Champions of Flight will be working with young people aged 11 to 25 as researchers and creative interpreters, using digital storytelling to explore and share stories about the role of flight and the air services in the First World War,

Working with heritage specialists, creative practitioners, and with archives and museums resources, this project will be uncovering the hidden stories of the champions of flight, from WW1 trainee pilot to post war Flying Circus showman.

Using an array of digital tools, platforms and techniques, including film and animation, the project aims to create high quality, accessible and engaging content that can be distributed online and displayed in exhibition spaces.

The project will culminate in an exhibition at Theatre Severn, opening on 11th Nov 2017.
just a few images from the project so far...

Visit to Otherton Airfield to film a replica SE5A

Champions of Flight exhibition at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
NOW OPEN - closes 7th January 2018 - more info to follow soon...


Sir Alan Cobham’s Flying Circus: A life of a Pioneering Aviator
RAF Museum Cosford: 24th March 2016 - 31st December 2017

Sir Alan Cobham was a pioneering long distance aviator and technical innovator who became famous for his exploits in the interwar years by making aviation accessible and popular throughout the world. 

He learnt to fly while in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and later went on to set many long distance aviation records...
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