Bertram Dickson
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Captain Bertram Dickson RHA was a pioneer Scottish airman and the first British serviceman to qualify as a pilot. His exploits in the air, watched by Winston Churchill and Lord Kitchener, indirectly l
Bertram Dickson on Farman aircraft
Artist's impression of the collision
Bristol Boxkite
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The Boxkite was the first aircraft produced by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company. A pusher biplane based on the successful Farman III, it was one of the first aircraft types to be built in qu
Bertram Dickson
…Lanark flying meet in August 1910, where he won the £400 prize for the greatest aggregate distance flown. In September 1910, Dickson flew one of the two Bristol Boxkites that took part in the British army manoeuvres on Salisbury plain: his aircraft was captured by the opposing team when he landed to report the result…
Boxkite replica, Continental O-200-B engine
The Zodiac biplane at the 1910 Aero Show. The almost uncambered wing section is clearly visible.
Bristol Boxkite replica (made 1964) at Bristol Museum
Postcard showing a Bristol Boxkite flying over Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain