Anglický letecký průkopník a politik John Moore-Brabazon se stal prvním britským pilotem, který provedl let letadla ve Velké Británii. Stalo se tak 2.května 1909 v Shellbeach na ostrově Sheppey. Během druhé světové války působil jako ministr dopravy a ministr letecké výroby.
2 May 1909. John Theodore Cuthbert Moore Brabazon made the first accredited aeroplane flight by an Englishman in England. He flew his Voisin biplane 500 yards at Shellbeach on the Isle of Sheppey.
One of my favourite spots along the Howth cliff walk - Sheep’s Hole / Shell Beach. I had it all to myself yesterday afternoon and played with the waves with these long exposure shots.
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30 October 1909. John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon won a £1,000 prize sponsored by the Daily Mail when he flew his Short Biplane No. 2 on a circular flight of one mile at the Royal Aero Club flying field at Shellbeach, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.