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Online Exhibition

Explore Wilfred's story through pages from our online exhibition.

  • The Amazing Legacy of 7th July 1917

    The Amazing Legacy of 7th July 1917

    In 2009 Bexley Local Studies and Archives ran a project to mark the 90th anniversary of the first trans-Atlantic flight ...
  • Wilfred Goes to War

    Wilfred Goes to War

    Wilfred Graham Salmon “Wiff” was born in Ballarat, Australia on 14th May 1895, one of twelve children of Dr Henry ...
  • Wilfred Salmon and the German Gotha Bomber Raid 7th, July 1917

    Wilfred Salmon and the German Gotha Bomber Raid 7th, July 1917

    After the horrific death of his best friend Norman, Wilfred Salmon (“Wiff”) endeavoured to join the Royal Australian Flying Corps, ...
  • History of Joyce Green Airfield

    History of Joyce Green Airfield

    First used by Hiram Maxim in 1910 to test the biplane he had built in conjunction with Vickers at Crayford, ...
  • 2nd Lt Deighton Simpson

    2nd Lt Deighton Simpson

    Deighton Simpson’s paternal grandfather, John Jones, a Polish Jew, had been tried at the Old Bailey for pick pocketing in 1835 ...
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