Lawrence of Arabia: From the desert to Lincolnshire
He was a hero of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire - but T.E. Lawrence wanted to escape the spotlight.
It led him to RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
Thomas Edward Lawrence was a British military intelligence officer who became famous during World War I for helping lead the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. His exploits earned him the nickname Lawrence of Arabia.
After the war he wanted to stay out of the spotlight, so he enlisted in the RAF under an alias and was posted in 1925 to what was then called the RAF (Cadet) College at Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
There, he spent much of his spare time writing and riding his beloved Brough Superior motorcycle - a passion which ultimately led to his death following a crash in Dorset in 1935.
This piece features excerpts from 鈥楾he Mint鈥� by T.E Lawrence, voiced by an actor.
Produced and presented by Patrycja Boryka.
Image: Imperial War Museum/Tony Gill.
