January 2007 > Wednesday 17th January 2007

Flying high and low at St Athan

How the site for the futuristic new military academy at St Athan began with a land deal over two orchards.

In a London office three years before World War II began, officials from the Air Ministry signed a deal to buy land in rural south Wales....more

Published12:54:57 on Wednesday 17th January 2007
International Date:2007-01-17
UK Full Date:17/01/2007
UK Short Date:17/01/07

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