Daily Mail Aeroplane Circuit - 1912 Collection of Jenny Harries, 1-23-04 |
record for Henry Salmet. Contributed by Derek Drew, 11-29-12 |
via email from Nick Forder, 4-15-04 |
1911 Jul 27, 1911 1911 Nov 1911 June, 1912 June 1912 Jul 27, 1912 |
Worked at Bleriot School, Hendon, as a mechanic. Awarded Ticket 99, following a course of instruction with Pierre Prier, Chief Instructor at the Bleriot School at Hendon. Succeeded Prier as Chief Instructor at Bleriot School, Hendon Flew a 50 hp Bleriot at Hendon fitted with Sturgess landing wheels (ref Aerial Wheel). Not a success. Operation for appendicitis. Made a flight of 50 miles 14 days later. Salmet flew a Bleriot XI from Bude to Lawhitton (near Launceston), and then on to Newquay. Unfortunately he was forced down at Bodmin to undertake repairs. Flew at Swindon (part of Daily Mail Aerial Tour) - I have a newspaper report of this. |
Collection of Jenny Harries, 1-20-04 "Henri Salmet - Landed at Shalmsford St (which is in Chartham, near Canterbury, Kent, UK) - March 8th 1912." I would be extremely grateful if you could find any references to this flight. Many thanks! Jenny Editor's Note: If anyone can help Jenny and the rest of us to learn anything more about this flight, I will be happy to forward that information to her. |
Aug 7, 1912 Aug 10, 1912 1912 1912 1912 |
Flew London-Paris-London, including 80 mile cross channel flight Eastbourne-Dieppe in 3 hours 12/16 minutes,
(accounts vary). This was well reported in 'Flight', and Dallas-Brett's 'History of British Aviation' Vol 1 carries the Flight report on pages
139-42. Flew at Ipswich (part of Daily Mail Aerial Tour). Flew in Devon & Cornwall on Daily Mail Aerial Tour, flying 18 days out of 28, only 24 of which were suitable for flying. Flew at Northampton, Colchester, Brightlingsea, Clacton, Frinton, Walton-on-the-Naze and Southend (part of Daily Mail Aerial Tour). Unconfirmed visit to Barnstaple. |
A photo from the start of returnflight at Issy-les-Moulineaux from the British aviator Henry SALMET (British aviator!) who
made the flight London-Paris into 3h 12'.The same day he wished to do the return nonstop flight Paris - London, but was forced due
to bad weather to land on the French coast and to wait to continue his flight. |
via email from A. Morris, 4-30-08 A full account can be found in the book entitled A Good Plain Country Town, Ross-on-Wye 1800-1930 by Fred Druce, printed in 1980. The information about the flight together with three photographs can be found on pages 104,105 and 106. Hope this is useful. A Morris |
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