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Old 10th Jul 2014, 20:47
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Wander00
 
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ISTR from Command Accounts Inspections that HC is owned by a charitable trust. Is the Stanford Hall being mentioned the one near Lutterworth - if so I believe Percy Pilcher did some gliding experiments there - might even have been killed there - he was - see below


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Death[edit]

On 30 September 1899, having completed his triplane, he had intended to demonstrate it to a group of onlookers and potential sponsors in a field near Stanford Hall. However, days before, the engine crankshaft had broken and, so as not to disappoint his guests, he decided to fly the Hawk instead. The weather was stormy and rainy, but by 4 pm Pilcher decided the weather was good enough to fly.[3] Whilst flying, the tail snapped and Pilcher plunged 10 metres (30 ft) to the ground: he died two days later from his injuries with his triplane having never been publicly flown.[4]
He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, west London.
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