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Harold Hume Piffard (1867–1938) was a British artist and aviator. Several of his works have been sold at auction, such as Ottoman Beauty with a Butterfly sold in 2015 for $9,080. | Harold Hume Piffard (1867–1938) was a British artist and aviator. Several of his works have been sold at auction, such as Ottoman Beauty with a Butterfly sold in 2015 for $9,080. | ||
1910 Piffard flew his Humming Bird aircraft from [[Shoreham Airport]] and the airport was born. | 1910 Piffard flew his Humming Bird aircraft from [[Shoreham Airport]] and the airport was born. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_H._Piffard Wikipedia] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 22 August 2018
Harold Hume Piffard (1867–1938) was a British artist and aviator. Several of his works have been sold at auction, such as Ottoman Beauty with a Butterfly sold in 2015 for $9,080.
1910 Piffard flew his Humming Bird aircraft from Shoreham Airport and the airport was born.
In May 1910, Harold Piffard began testing a biplane.7 called Hummingbird. Piffard was previously a student of Lancing College and this may have been one of the reasons for the choice of airfield.
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