Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

National Flying Services, Hanworth, c. 1930, a plated bronze medal, unsigned, biplane to left, 50mm. About very fine; set in a heavy bronze mount as a paperweight £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals and Tokens Related to Aviation.

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National Flying Services Ltd (NFS) was formed in November 1928, under a proposal by the Hon. Frederick Guest CBE, DSO (1875-1937), for a central organisation to co-ordinate a national network of flying clubs and aerodromes. NFS developed Hanworth Park, Feltham, as a functional aerodrome, renamed London Air Park, which was opened on 31 August 1929. NFS went into receivership in June 1933