WITH reference to the article on the record-breaking flight in the Review recently (July 3), I have obviously missed the fact that the map of the British Isles has changed considerably with the loss of a larger number of islands.
The article firstly states they flew to every island around the British Isles with a landing strip. It then goes on to explain that the planes took off at 4am from Jersey and flew up to the west coast of the British Isles as far as Inverness.
This not only means that Inverness is now on the west coast of Scotland rather than the east, but also that the Orkneys, Shetlands, Outer Hebrides and the Isle of Skye are no longer part of the British Isles as only flying as far as Inverness would have missed them out. Perhaps they are now automonous, independant places? – Confused resident, Lydbrook.