Up, up and away as Preston gets set to honour magnificent men and their flying machine
, where the prototype was said to have 'performed well.’ As a result English Electric decided to put it into production as an 'easy to fly' and an 'economic aircraft,' priced at £350."The Duke of Sutherland gave a prize of £500 for a competition to establish the most economical light, single-seat British aeroplane.
"Two production English Electric Wrens were entered for the competition, one flown by Sqn Ldr Maurice Wright , the other being flown by Flt Lt Walter Longton . The latter shared first place and the £1,500 prize by flying 87.5 miles on one gallon of fuel. Unfortunately, and despite all the publicity gained by its success, the English Electric Wren was to gain no further production orders. No 3 was withdrawn from service in 1929. Longton’s No.
Preston Council is donating £1,000 to the Air Borne project. According to a report from the project organisers, presented to Town Hall bosses:"Artfull has plans to include professional artists and a choreographer to give people the best creative experiences which support health and wellbeing in the community. They will be working with Grow Preston to reach widely in the areas local to the park and to reach people who don’t currently engage with culture in Preston.
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