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The first Royal Navy officer to gain a Royal Aero Club Aviator's Licence. He made his first flight on 19 June 1910, flying Frank McClean's Short S.27 (Shorts' works no. S.26) for 11 miles in 20 minutes; the following day he passed the tests for the Pilot's Certificate, which was awarded at the Royal Aero Club's committee meeting on 21 June 1910 ...
An officer in the Burma Rifles served with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. 146 Lionel Seymour Metford 17 October 1911 [90] 1888–1950 Served with the Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force, died in Canada. 147 William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse [6] 17 October 1911 [90] Rhodes-Moorhouse was the first airman to be awarded the VC.
The Royal Aero Club's Accident Investigation Committee's Report N. 19 stated that "the condition of the pilot's health, as disclosed by the medical evidence, coupled with the fact of the gradual turning over of the aircraft in its descent to the ground, point to the pilot having lost consciousness just before or at the commencement of the dive ...
Royal Aero Club certificates awarded in 1912 (nos. 169–382) No. Name Date Comment 169 Lt. Garthshore Tindal Porter RA: 9 January 1912 [1] (1887–1957) Australian-born. Used a Bristol Biplane at Salisbury Plain. Born in Queensland Colony before joining the British Army. Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, the Royal Flying Corps and Royal ...
Royal Aero Club certificates awarded in 1914 (nos. 720–1032) ; No. Name Date Comment 720 Captain Robert John Lillywhite RFC: 1 January 1914 [1]: Died 26 November 1916 (killed in "an aeroplane accident at the Front", aged 23), [2] nephew of the famous cricketer James Lillywhite.
List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1912; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913; List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1914; List of pilots with foreign Aviator's Certificates accredited by the Royal Aero Club 1910–14; List of ...
A car badge featuring the emblem of the Royal Aero Club (RAeC) United Kingdom. The Royal Aero Club (RAeC) is the national co-ordinating body for air sport in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1901 as the Aero Club of Great Britain, being granted the title of the "Royal Aero Club" in 1910. [1]
The world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), was founded on 14 October 1905. . The Royal Aero Club is the authority which administers the above activities for the United King