flipflopnick on Flickr The first aeroplane to land on a mountain in Great Britain did so on this spot on December 22nd 1926. John Leeming and Bert Hinkler in an AVRO 585 Gosport landed here and after a short stay flew back to Woodford. Helvellyn Summit, Patterdale Colour: slate Wikimedia: Flickr: Google Streetview OpenStreetMap