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Event to explore ‘the other John Rae’

A Kirkwall audience will get a look into the life of one of Orkney’s aviation pioneers. John Rae was a pilot with Scotland’s first civil air service, the short lived Midland and Scottish Air Ferries Ltd. before joining Ted Fresson’s Highland Airways, which ran the first air mail route between Orkney and the Scottish mainland. […]
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Society marks John Rae’s 211th birthday

A society in the name of a famous Orcadian explorer will lead events marking what would have been his 211th birthday, this Monday. The John Rae Society will be taking part in its traditional graveside commemoration at the St Magnus Cathedral kirkyard, before hosting a special event this evening focused on fundraising efforts. The society […]
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