IT was chocks away for young visitors at Stonehenge this half term.
They were able to discover stories of Stonehenge and the Wiltshire landscape during the Great War with the dapper and entertaining pilots outside the visitors centre.
Just 100 years ago the Royal Flying Corps housed their aircraft close to the Stone Circle, and practiced their flying skills around the monument.
The flatlands of Wiltshire provided early pilots with a perfect landscape above which they could learn the art of aerial navigation. The aerodrome was home to a range of aircraft and while few traces survive today.
Performers bought this aviation history to life through stories and performances in a replica of a First World War biplane.
Children were also able to get into the pilot seat of the replica Se5A fighter plane and imagine taking to the skies above Stonehenge 100 years ago.
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