Famous airmen and their equipment [electronic resource] : with some notes on first-aid in emergencies (1912)
Burroughs Wellcome and Company · London : Burroughs Wellcome · leaf 32
906he electrified the world by a flight at Bagatelle on astrange-looking aeroplane of his own design. The Bird of Prey, as it was called, appeared like a seriesof box-kites strung together, with double-decker planestilted up at a considerable angle. There was no tail,but in front a big elevator. *… … Hamel On September g, 1911, Gustav Hamel flew from Hendon to Windsor in12 minutes, with a strong following wind, carrying the mails for thefirst British Aerial Post. He has become famous as a cross-country flier,and has made many remarkable journeys from England to France and back.He was the first…
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