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Cyril Percy Downer (1877-1914). Early aviator. | |||
1877 Born in Leeds the son of Arthur C. Downer, a Vicar, and his wife Harriett. | |||
1911 Listed of the Northamptonshire Regiment, age 33 born Leeds.<ref>1911 Census</ref> | |||
1914 March 10th. Died at Salisbury Plain while flying a B.E.2 tractor biplane (70 hp Renault engine). He was practising gliding turns and possibly the elevator became jammed down. When the pilot managed to jerked them free after a dive of 1,500 feet the sudden strain caused the wings to break up. | 1914 March 10th. Died at Salisbury Plain while flying a B.E.2 tractor biplane (70 hp Renault engine). He was practising gliding turns and possibly the elevator became jammed down. When the pilot managed to jerked them free after a dive of 1,500 feet the sudden strain caused the wings to break up. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 24 August 2018
Cyril Percy Downer (1877-1914). Early aviator.
1877 Born in Leeds the son of Arthur C. Downer, a Vicar, and his wife Harriett.
1911 Listed of the Northamptonshire Regiment, age 33 born Leeds.[1]
1914 March 10th. Died at Salisbury Plain while flying a B.E.2 tractor biplane (70 hp Renault engine). He was practising gliding turns and possibly the elevator became jammed down. When the pilot managed to jerked them free after a dive of 1,500 feet the sudden strain caused the wings to break up.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1911 Census
- The History of British Aviation 1908-14 by R. Dallas Brett. Published c1930.