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on 1 August 1975 the Royal Aero Club of the United
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and moved into its premises at 116 Pall Mall. All its aviation-related activities were then transferred to the
Aviation Council (United Service and Royal Aero Club) Ltd incorporated on 15 February 1973. In June 1975, the United Service and Royal Aero Club merged with the Naval and Military Club and
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The same week the Wright brothers visited the Aero Club flying ground at
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in early 1909. A nearby farmhouse, Mussell Manor (now called
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