Born at Wickham Rd, Moorabbin. Birth registration states Cheltenham
Died at the Hendon Aerodrome, London, England
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First to attempt the flight across the Atlantic (St. John's, Newfoundland, to England)
"Atlantic" before trans-Atlantic flight |
Chief test pilot and design team lead of the following aircraft:
Three views of the single-seat bomber version of the Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith 1½ Strutter Sopwith Pup Re Baby test bed. Sopwith Triplane Sopwith L.R.T.Tr. Sopwith Hispano-Suiza Triplane[6] Sopwith Bee (test bed for Camel) Sopwith Camel Sopwith B.1 Sopwith Hippo Sopwith Cobham Twin Engine Bomber Sopwith Dragon Sopwith Snipe Sopwith Dolphin Sopwith Salamander Sopwith Cuckoo Sopwith Bulldog Sopwith Buffalo Sopwith Rhino Sopwith Scooter Sopwith Swallow Sopwith Snail Sopwith Snapper Sopwith Snark
Post World War I
Sopwith Gnu Sopwith 1919 Schneider Cup Seaplane Sopwith Atlantic Sopwith Antelope Sopwith Wallaby Sopwith Rainbow racer Sopwith Grasshopper
L.K.Blackmoore Orian Books C1991
Harry and Bert would have had the opportunity to play in the creek running though the park and the trees.
If he was lucky the driver would let him ride on the running plate to the next station at Highetts Rd passing his house on Wickham Rd.
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