Thrilling aviator tales from early flight dangers at Filey
A long rambled reminiscence by Charles K. Hamilton and other pilots recounts fatal and near fatal moments in aviation history. They describe dramatic crashes at Filey Brooklands and Belmont Park, with pilots like Hubert Orley Beaumont Vedrines Astley and Valentine surviving or recalling near miss experiences, including fires, dives, and perilous landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Herald Co
Filey
England
Peaple
Hubert Orley
Weiss
Manicitha
Charles K. Hamilton
Hamilton
Sacramento
California
Suidenix
Seattle
Lake Washington
Thrilling near crash by Blériot at Belmont Park
An aviator recalls a near wreck during a ground level landing at Belmont Park when a gust tipped his Blériot. He rode the aircraft’s arc and escaped unhurt, joking that nothing’s the Bratter. Then Miss M Moisant shares her own flying thrills and close calls above Mineola in fog and mist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. D. Astley
Yarses
Brooklands
Werbridge
England
Que
Amy Chambers
Surrey
Dvnd
Soday
Belmont Park
Stirling
Castlecary
Forth
Clyde Canal
Bur
Anis
Therc
Bratter
M. Moisant
Nea Mineola
Venturin
Let Us Laugh and Be Merry and the Carnival of Crime
A fragmented humorous column recounts overheard urban chatter on highway robberies and political critique. It shares a tale of a Buffalo handyman Billy Guard with a nightstick joke, a Skillet couple resolving quarrels with humor, and Mr John Barrett’s Bangkok anecdote about an electric light company sending a postcard asking for the sunken light to be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahio Sayine
Anere
New York
Felend
Wes Billy Guard
Buffalo
Skillet
NMR
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Barrett
Bankok
Siam
Liam Electricity
Dian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aik
Ano Wrecka
Phoenix
Aziz
Growal
Amy Head
Charlie Hamilton
Beamont
Beaumont
Prenchanan
Itig
Conncan
Prench Navy
Nate
J. J.D. Astley
Chen
Ityself
Freychman
Tedrines
Equely
Jules Vedrines
Beaumont 1
Manchester
St. Helens
Britain
Scotland
Wales
Nan Vedrines
Ioneh
Piace
Nestie
Walter Brookins
Wrights
Dayton
Brookins
Alga
M. Valentine
Sileigh
Dso
Claude Grahame “Whitey
Mr. ‘James Valentine
Mr. Henry J. D. Astley
Mons
Vedrines
Claude Grahame-White
Mrs. Skillet
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