Louis Strange - Between The Wars

Between The Wars

Strange retired from the Service through ill health (sciatica) in 1921. He bought 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) of farmland at Worth Matravers on the Isle of Purbeck, and worked them over the next seven years, helping to restore his health. By the late 1920s he had become a director of the Spartan Aircraft Company. Spartans flew in the high profile King's Cup Races of the early 1930s. During the 1930s, Strange flew many types of civil aircraft and was a director of Simmonds Aircraft Limited and the Whitney Straight Corporation. He also again competed in UK air races.