EARLY HISTORY OF AVIATION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE

dc.creator	T.G.E. Cockbain
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:24Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:24Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/24-1-286
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/48f2d576a17141fab0e0c30642fbf1d9
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8965
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/48f2d576a17141fab0e0c30642fbf1d9
dc.description	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 not flown here untilJune, 1911.2 When one asks the question, "who made the first ever heavier-thanairflight?", the answer is invariably "the Wright brothers at Kittyhawk, USA in1903". Who made the first flight of this type in South Africa? A scant six yearsafter the Wright brothers, Albert Kimmerling flew on 28th December, 1909, in aVoisin single-seater biplane at East London. This historic flight took place near theNahoon racecourse. "The aeroplane answered his every wish, swooping, turningand twisting in a marvellous fashion at about thirty miles per hour" wrote an excitedreporter of the great occasion. The flight was repeated on New Year's Day, endingin a minor crash. Thus occurred the first air crash on South African soil. Fortunatelythe damage was slight and the flying programme soon continued.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/286
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 24, Iss 1 (2012)
dc.subject	the Eastern Province is the cradle of aviation
dc.subject	first aircraft
dc.subject	Brandfort
dc.subject	Orange Free State
dc.subject	Albert Kimmerling
dc.subject	Voisin single-seater biplane
dc.subject	first air crash
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	EARLY HISTORY OF AVIATION IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE
dc.type	Article