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  • The Classic MotorCycle

    Into peacetime

    Jun 03, 2020 2 minutes
    Words and photographs: RICHARD ROSENTHAL

    In 1918, the Franklin Institute of America presented John Prestwich with a silver medal for his invention of the accurate, easy to use and rapid fluid gauge. Reaching the required age, Vivian Prestwich (John's eldest son) signed up for flying duties with the Royal Naval Air Service, which then amalgamated with the Royal Flying Corps,

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