Relics of Lt. Wilfred Parke
Relics of Lt. Wilfred Parke RN
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- ReferenceGB 398 par
- Former ReferenceGB 398 Parcel 14
- Dates of Creation1911 - 1912
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 box
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Administrative / Biographical History
Lieut. Parke was one of the early British test pilots. He took his certificate on April 25th 1911, on a Bristol biplane, and had experience of both monoplane and biplane flying, and during his flying career had flown the Sanders, Bristol, Avro, Farman, Short and Cody biplanes and Avro and Handley Page monoplanes. He was also the first Briton to fly a machine, the Avro enclosed monoplane, in which the pilot is totally enclosed by the fuselage. He died in an aero accident on 15 December 1912.
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Acquisition Information
Donated by Wilfred Parke's sister, Mrs A. C. Williams, in February 1961.