BARON PIERRE de CATERS 1875-1944

Baron de Caters Courtesy of Jean-Pierre Lauwers

 

Baron de Caters - Racer - 1904 Baron Pierre de Caters in 1904 aan het stuur van een Mercedes. Collection of Robert Vervoort, 12-5-07

 

Aéroplane de Caters In 1909 maakt baron Pierre de Caters de eerste Belgische vlucht. Collection of Robert Vervoort, 12-5-07

 

Baron de Cater's Aeroplane, 1909 Copy of original postcard Courtesy of Jean-Pierre Lauwers

 

Baron de Caters at ILA 1909.October The Airship "CLOUTH" in the Background Courtesy of Jean-Pierre Lauwers

 

THE VERY EARLIEST EARLY BIRDS by Ernest Jones      October 31, 1908---Baron de Caters made his first flight of 800m in a Voisin triplane with Vivinus engine of 57 h.p. from The Very Earliest Early Birds      Editor's Note: According to an email message from his grandson, Guy de Caters, (1-21-02) "From my family records, the 25th seems to be correct for a flight of 800 meters at Issy-lez-Moulineaux on a triplan aeroplane." I thank him for this correction and his other remarks.

 

Baron de Caters Castle Collection of Robert Vervoort, 12-5-07

 

Baron de Caters Castle Collection of Robert Vervoort, 12-5-07

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CATERSDREEF via email from Wim Op de beeck, 5-31-05 Dear Mister Cooper,      I was reading your site, and saw your question for information about Baron de Caters      In Belgium, in a town called Schilde, near Antwerp, there is a street called after the Baron. The street is called Catersdreef. I thought you might want to know. Greatings Wim Op de beeck Belgium

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      You will find some 69 links to sites which reference the career of Baron Pierre de Caters, using the Google search engine. (8-24-03) Some are very brief, others a bit more detailed, many with photographs, both of aereoplanes and automobiles. One of my favorite photographs may be seen by clicking on: Baron Pierre de Caters

 

THE PIONEERS      This website offers a resumé of the history of aviation in Belgium from 1794 to 1996. Included in the story is the following paragraph which mentions Pierre de Caters.        "In 1910, the Aero-Club of Belgium organised a flying week in Brussels at the Stokkel Hippodrome. Eleven Belgian pilots were listed on the program :Pierre de Caters, Jan Olieslagers, Charles Van den Born, Joseph Christiaens, Jules Tyck, Jules de Laminne, Nicolas Kinet, Alphonse de Ridder, Leon Verstraeten, Joseph d'Hespel. and Alfred Lanser.      Olieslagers established a new world record flying at a height of 1,524 metres."

 

THE GOLDEN BOOK      This appears to be an entry point to a fabulous collection of photographs. The text is all in French which prevents me from understanding it very well. However, it seems to be a collection of pages from an album filled with pictures of early Belgian aviators and aeroplanes. You will be able to enlarge the picture of the de Caters' page. I suggest that you surf about the site, just to enjoy some of the other entries. You can access the site by clicking on the title.

 

Baron Pierre de Caters died in 1944 Email from Jean-Pierre Lauwers

 

Collection of Robert Vervoort, 12-5-07

 

Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper

 

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