Original SE5a taxiing at Audley End

At Audley End airfield in north Essex, a significant milestone was reached in the return to flight of original Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a C8996/G-ECAE when well-known warbird pilot Stu Goldspink carried out successful taxi trials on 21 November. Originally part of a 650-aircraft order placed with the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge, Birmingham in November 1917 for the Royal Flying Corps, it was delivered to the now Royal Air Force and taken on charge in June 1918. Post-war it was