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FOGGIN, Cyril Edgar. 4, Richmond Villas, S.Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Born 2nd November, 1891, at Newcastle-on-Tyne Nationality British Rank of Profession Aviator Certificate taken on Bleriot Monoplane At The Eastbourne Aviation School, Eastbourne Date 29th October, 1912 Collection of John Soulsby, 8-21-05 |
via email from John Soulsby, 8-21-05 CEF joined the RFC in 1914 and rose to the rank of Major , was wounded, but was killed in a car accident behind the western front, 30 July 1918 and is buried in France. MF Glew, to whom he sold the D type Blackburn, married his youngest sister in 1922. The rest of the story is at Shuttleworth - Old Warden. (See below) Regards, John |
by Steve Brew via email, 10-15-05 |
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London Times 25 September 1912 Collection of Steve Brew, 10-15-05 NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH |
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"The Collection's Blackburn monoplane was the seventh Mercury monoplane built. It was built in October 1912 to the order of Cyril Foggin, who learnt to fly at the Blackburn School at Hendon. It first flew in December 1912 in the hands of Harold Blackburn and was demonstrated by the company during the first part of 1913. Cyril Foggin first flew his new aeroplane on March 24 1913, but the aircraft was still used as a demonstration model by Blackburn. The aircraft was also used by Harold Blackburn to fly copies of the Yorkshire Post newspaper from Leeds to York between July 23-25 1913. The Blackburn Monoplane was then modified to have rounded wing tips and was fitted with a new design of undercarriage. It was then acquired by Montague Francis Glew, but he crashed the Blackburn at Wittering, Lincolnshire in 1914. The outbreak of the First World War led to the Blackburn being abandoned and forgotten." You can access the page by clicking on the title above. If time permits, I recommend that you visit the homepage by clicking on: |
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British Aviation The Pioneer Years 1903-1914 Harald Penrose Product Details Unknown Binding: 308 pages Publisher: Putnam, London, 1967. Publisher: Cassell; Rev. ed edition (1980) Used Copies: Occasionally available online. ISBN: 0304302341 |
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Description: Limited numbers of this book, used, are available online from time to time. It may also be found in a few, selected libraries. Lucky for us, Bob Davis has transcribed a few paragraphs from pages 440-441 which refer to Robert Blackburn. Selections from those pages can be read immediately below. Within the limits of finance which the little group of British aircraft companies could raise there was, very considerable initiative, though undirected to any common purpose except individual survival. As an example, the Blair-Atholl Aeroplane Syndicate had continued development of Dunne's tail-less machines at Eastchurch, managed by Dick Fairey on a shoe-string, and now succeeded in selling a constructional license to the French Astra Company. Similarly, Robert Blackburn, living from hand to mouth, had managed to sell one or two aeroplanes privately, and recently obtained an order for a fairly large single-seater monoplane for Cyril Foggin, a new enthusiast, and in its construction showed further early development, even though for cheapness there was reversion to wood construction." |
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Cyril Edgar Foggin was killed in a car accident behind the western
front, 30 July 1918 and is buried in France. If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper |
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