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K. K. Brown
Keith Kendle Brown (1 July 1901 – 21 July 1939) was a British aviator. He served as a flight instructor, aerobatic pilot, and officer in the Royal Air Force until his death in 1939 in an aircraft collision over Tilmanstone. Brown was born on 1 July 1901 in South Yarra, Australia. He married Gwendolyn Stanbury in 1930. Career Brown was commissioned as a flying officer into the Royal Air Force on 13 November 1927. He was appointed the chief instructor at the Cinque Ports Flying Club, Lympne, the instructor of the Sherwood Flying Club, Nottingham Aero Club, and then made chief instructor of the Kent Flying Club, by which point he was "a very experienced pilot". In 1929, Brown flew to the Hythe Venetian Fete, with R. H. Wynne as Bomber, for the purpose of bombing a castle or raft. The ''Flight International'' reported: In 1931, Brown bore witness to the aeroplane crash at Newingreen, Kent and the death of pilot Nigel Benjamin Cohen, son and heir of Cohen baronets, Sir Herbert Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Yarra
South Yarra is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Stonnington local government areas. South Yarra recorded a population of 25,028 at the 2021 census. The area east of Punt Road is in the City of Stonnington and the area to the west is in the City of Melbourne. The main shopping region of South Yarra runs along Toorak Road and Chapel Street. Trade along these two arteries are focused on trendy and upmarket shopping, restaurants, nightclubs and cafe culture. The area of South Yarra centred along Commercial Road was for several decades one of Melbourne's gay villages. South Yarra is also home to some of Melbourne's most prestigious residential addresses. Residential land price records (per square metre) have been set by properties in Domain Road, Walsh Street and Fairlie Court. History South Yarra was originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri tribe of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
