EARLY HISTORY OF AVIATION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE

Let me firstly state categorically that the Eastern Province is the cradle of aviationin South Africa. Although Admiral John Weston built the first aircraft in SouthAfrica at Brandfort in the Orange Free State in 1907, his machine was takenoverseas for its first flight on 10th December 1910. It was...

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Main Author: T.G.E. Cockbain
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2012-02-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
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Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/286