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Courtesy of Gregory Powers, 6-4-06 |
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The second of the two photos which were in my Grandparents possession. I do not have any further information regarding the photographs, except what was written on the reverse - sent in the form of a postcard. Collection of Jean Holloway, 1-19-05 |
| Some of Paul de Lesseps' flights were reported in the Nottingham Daily Express on 1 October : "M. de Lesseps, one of the aviators engaged at the Burton-on-Trent flying meeting missed his way when flying from Lichfield to Burton, and alighted yesterday afternoon at Colwick Park, Nottingham, after a 35 minutes' thrilling flight at over 60 miles an hour. The Frenchman is the first aviator to explore the heavens in the vicinity of Nottingham in an aeroplane, and his appearance from the skies shortly after five o'clock caused no little sensation in the city. He was quoted as follows: "This afternoon, I tried to get an altitude record and rose to a great height. I must have missed Burton altogether, for I saw no large town until I came over here and thought it was Burton. I followed the river all the way. When I came down I could not find the aerodrome, and dare not go any further." Though M. de Lesseps did not see Burton (which is not surprising considering the great height and the pace he was travelling), he was plainly visible to the thousands of people who were waiting for his arrival at the aerodrome. He appeared overhead at about five o'clock, quite 3 000 feet up, and a great cheer was given. Apparently it did not reach him, for without altering his course he swept over the district and quickly passed from sight. His disappearance caused the utmost speculation and sensation. Mamet, who flew up to meet him, returned alone, and much anxiety prevailed until the telephone message arrived telling of the missing airman's safe descent at Nottingham. Motor cars filled with a score of de Lesseps' friends immediately set out, and in an hour they covered the journey it had taken the flying man a third of the time to complete, and conveyed their comrade back to Burton. The aeroplane was covered up and left at Colwick Park. Before he left, M. de Lesseps declared that though he had to leave England for Paris tonight, he will travel back from Burton to Nottingham this morning, and, given favourable weather conditions, will make another attempt to fly to the aerodrome. |
Sixty-nine Air Heroes Got Medals, Twenty-Nine Deaths Greatest Amount of Money Won by Any One Up to December, 1910 Went to Paulham, Knoxville Journal Knoxville, Tennessee, April 7, 1911 Transcribed by Bob Davis, 4-3-06 From the wide-stretched wings of motor-pushed, man-built birds intrepid flyers have hung the gay emblem of achievement 10,000 feet up in cloudland. Others, reaching but for the stars, have ridden aloft to the music of waving kerchiefs and to fate which has for its finality the funeral wreath on the sodded mound. For every prize there's a price in the hero business. Twenty-nine have paid the price. Scroll down to almost the bottom of the page to find the reference to Mamet. |
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Courtesy of José Jorge, 6-7-06 |
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Suggested by Joao Aldeia, 7-3-07 For those who want to view them directly, Joao has kindly shared these links, along with a brief description in English: Mamet next to the Bleriot airplane The Bleriot Crashed Mamet received by the Portuguese authorities: In my case, when I click on the links, my Firefox and Netscape browsers asks me to choose between "Open With" and "Save to Disk." |
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This per Flight Global Champagne| Berceau de l'aviation du Monde. contributed by Pete Jones, 7-6-10 Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper Back 
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