November 7, 2011

Collection Name: Cody Collection

Collection Number: 1212

Post Type: Photo/s

This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.

Creation Year: 1903

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Baden-Powell kite at Aeronautical Society of Great Britain Kite Competition, Findon. Possibly being flown by B F S Baden-Powell who was a competitor, although unplaced. For accounts of the competition see "The Aeronautical Journal" January and June 1903 and January 1904. Also Broomfield in "Pioneer of the Air" page 31.
1903 June

Geographic: United Kingdom

Materials: Bamboo, Cotton, Dowel

Significance: Historical

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