On 7 December 1931, The New York Times reported that Viscount Ratendone (Inigo Freeman-Thomas) was seeking a divorce from Viscountess Ratendone (Maxine Freeman-Thomas). They planned to fly to India, where Freeman-Thomas's father had been appointed Viceroy. In February 1931, the couple were having a low-wing monoplane built at Shoreham Airport. Maxine's sister, Diana, was to write that Maxine Elliott had swept Maxine's first marriage out of the hands of her parents. Maxine Elliott (her Aunt) gave Freeman-Thomas a $500,000 dowry on announcement of her marriage, and the couple lived for a time in Miss Elliot's Regents Park home. Maxine married Captain Hon Inigo Freeman-Thomas (later 2nd Marquess of Willingdon), son of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon and Lady Marie Brassey, on 8 October 1924. So I just tried to think beautiful thoughts."Īs a 'bright young thing' along with Lady Diana Cooper and Elsa Maxwell, Forbes-Robertson organised 'treasure hunt' parties across London. I wouldn't read any racy novels - because Blossom Forbes-Robertson, who 'came out' with me in 1919, was born with an empty eye socket after her mother acted the role of a one-eyed womanĭuring pregnancy. Cartland said of Forbes-Robertson ""I do believe that once you know something nasty you can't erase it. The Forbes-Robertsons' main family home was located at 22 Bedford Square in the heart of London's Bloomsbury district.įorbes-Robertson was a contemporary of Barbara Cartland, with whom she was presented in 1919 as a debutante. The house, formerly the family seat of Sir Thomas Thompson is now a private members' golf club. Maxine spent her early years with her sisters Jean, Chloe and Diana at Hartsbourne Manor, the home of her aunt Maxine Elliott, a wing of which was used exclusively by Miles's parents. She was no stranger to the theatre and appeared on the London stage with members of her family on occasion. A privileged but grounded upbringing ensured that "Blossom", as she was known in her family, was able to develop her intellectual, sporting and artistic abilities to the full, despite losing an eye at an early age. Her father was acclaimed, and his family was at the heart of London society. Maxine Forbes-Robertson was born 22 September 1901 to Johnston Forbes-Robertson and his wife, May Gertrude Dermot better known by her stage name of Gertrude Elliott, both actors. Together they eventually founded Miles Aircraft, where she was a draughtswoman and aircraft designer. She became interested in aviation in the 1920s, and married her flight instructor, Frederick George Miles. She was born into a well-known family of actors. Maxine "Blossom" Miles (22 September 1901 - 6 April 1984) Born as Maxine Forbes-Robertson, was a British aviation engineer, socialite, and businesswoman. They were New Zealand woman Mary Menke, 65, and her Dutch husband Gerry, who both lived in Australia, and New Zealand resident Robert Ayley, of Otaki.Īll 298 passengers and crew died in the attack involving a missile found by an international investigation team to have originated with Russia's armed forces.Blossom / Maxine Freeman-Thomas / Maxine Miles Notable plane crashes Below is a list of notable civilian aviation crashes involving New Zealanders and those which caused the death of five or more people:Ģ014 - MH17, Ukraine Two New Zealanders died in the loss of another Malaysia Airlines plane, flight MH17, which was shot down over pro-Russia territory in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Our first fatal plane crash - the pilot was Cecil Hill - was in Christchurch too, in 1919. New Zealand's first aviation fatality was the death of performer David Mahoney - alias Captain Charles Lorraine - who lost control of his coal-gas-filled balloon in a Christchurch nor'wester in 1899 and fell into Lyttelton Harbour, where he died.
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