This remarkable book records the names and addresses of people who visited Glen Kidston's Vega G-ABGK. Although by definition a visitors book, some of these entries are known to represent flights while most are probably just visits on the ground. The subsequent pages of the book are blank. The following tables attempt to interpret the contents of the visitors book.

If any reader can provide further information please contact the Webmaster.

The Vega arrived in Cape Town on 06APR31. Sadly, Glen Kidston and Capt T.A. Gladstone were killed in the crash of Puss Moth ZS-ACC in the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa on 05MAY31 when the aircraft was caught in a dust storm and one of the wings detached in flight..

 

DATE
SIGNATURES
REMARKS
07JAN31
6
 Names appear to include Desoutter, Colson, Bentley and Mackintosh.
20JAN31
1
 Signature appears to be Cantrill of the Royal Aero Club London.
22JAN31
2
 One of the signatures appears to be Olivia Stewart from the Morning Post.
04FEB31
1
 Signature appears to be Dale Bowen of Grosvenor Square.

 

DATE
SIGNATURES
REMARKS
12FEB31
1
21FEB31
1
 Trip Croydon-Paris in 1 hour 12 minutes. The name of the sole passenger could be W.C. Sykes and is notated "1st passenger across country".
23FEB31
2
 Paris-Croydon. Includes the passenger from the Croydon-Paris flight.
06MAR31
2
17MAR31
1
26MAR31
1
10APR31
3
 Cape Town, South Africa. Signatures include a representative of The Cape Times newspaper.

Source: Simon Kidston Collection
THE LOCKHEED FILEwww.adastron.com