plantfit 7,640 Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Anthony Fokker? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Thrice no, not there yet. The event was 17th August 1910..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 So I'm up the creek, without the proverbial... August 1910... 27 August – Frederick Baldwin and John McCurdy, using a Curtiss biplane, are the first pilots to send radio messages to the ground. 28 August – Armand Dufaux pilots a Dufaux 4 biplane 66 km (41 miles) from St. Gingolph to Geneva at an altitude of around 150 m (500 ft), taking 56 minutes and 5 seconds for the crossing of Lake Geneva, the longest flight over "open water" at the time. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I've scoured this very interesting site and found nowt http://www.historyorb.com/day/august/17 So c'mon LB put us out of our collective miseries!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 John Moisant was born 25th April 1868 in Kankakee Illinois and died on 31st December 1910 in New Orleans in a plane accident. He designed and built the first all-metal aeroplane in 1909 and was the first to fly the English Channel with a passenger. The 'passenger' was his mechanic - there were two passenger seats but only one passenger - 50% occupancy - nothing new there then! The event took place in August or September 1910 - depends on which account you read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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radfordred 6,284 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 whilst googling "UK,s worst football manager" the name of David Platt came up On this day in 1999 David Platt was appointed Nottingham Forest manager! What a depressing day that was? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Poor manager, and the only game he played, he was sent off. Utter failure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Did anyone ever find my glasses? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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