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David McLean

Glasgow author lifts lid on historic air show that attracted huge crowds in 1910

The details of a forgotten air show that took place outside Glasgow within a decade of the Wright Brothers' historic first-controlled flight have been uncovered in a new book by a local author.

Best-selling history writer and retired journalist Robert Jeffrey has lifted the lid on Scotland's first ever air show, which took place back in 1910 at the long since defunct Lanark Racecourse.

Upwards of a quarter of a million gathered at the horse-racing circuit to witness a mesmerising aerial display the likes had never been seen before in Scotland.

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