In 1911 the British War Office announced their first Military Aeroplane Competition for aircraft to meet the requirements of the Air Battalion Royal Engineers. The formal requirements were published i
The second Cody V in the Science Museum, London
No. 12 a Bristol Gordon England biplane, pilot C. Howard Pixton
Deperdussin monoplane (entrant no.21) at the Trials, pilot Jules Védrines
Mervyn O'Gorman
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Mervyn Joseph Pius O'Gorman was a British electrical and aircraft engineer. After working as an electrical engineer, he was appointed Superintendent of what became the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnbo
1912 British Military Aeroplane Competition
…for the trials but some failed to turn up. The competition was judged by a committee consisting of Brigadier D . Henderson, Captain Godfrey Paine and Mervyn O'Gorman, with Major F.H. Sykes acting as Secretary. The trials were very different from modern military aircraft trials. Although the public were excluded from…
O'Gorman in 1912
before... (Bleriot XII)
...and after (S.E.1)