Brain Teaser

[red750]

Correct Pete. Nev, I think you meant the 7th letter, which is D. See how they wrote it in the word 'WORD' in the question.

[facthunter]

Sorry I meant the 7th' It looks like an I overprinted with an O. Nev

[onetrack]

This is American writing we're discussing here, if they can make it look/read/spell differently to standard English, they will.

[Jerry_Atrick]

well criticized!

[red750]

Don't cheat and Google it. From your memory only.

 

Who was Harriet Quimby?

[spacesailor]

American ( female ) pilot .

Could be wrong but famous for something aviation. 

spacesailor

[red750]

Very good Spacey. She was the first female to get a pilot's licence in the USA, and the first woman to fly across the English Channel. That got no publicity, because she did it the day after the Titanic sank, which monopolized the news.

 

 

[spacesailor]

I knew it wasn't the other famous female pilots .

Amelia earheart /  Cornelia Fort / Nancy Harkness Love & a lot more .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

What about Nancy Bird Walton? Airport in Western Sydney? I met her a few times at RNAC reunions at District Park.  Newcastle . A real character. Nev

[spacesailor]

Sorry , never heard of her , before moving here in Australia.  ( only the WSA name ) .

Now . Mr Badgery who flew the very first Australian airplane on his Badgeries creek property .

Even I flew in an " autogyro " at Badgery creek .

Were the training facility was .

 

Mr Andrew Del Badgery with his Caulder biplane

 

spacesailor

 

[facthunter]

How long you been here. space?. 

[facthunter]

 The Duigan aeroplane flew at Mia Mia, north of Lancefield in 1910. Even the Motor was made here. It should still exist and I  saw it about 30 years ago in an annex of the Victorian museum. A replica was bult with a Henderson motor fitted. I don't think it ever flew.  Nev

[spacesailor]

Over forty years,

In this Toongabbie house . 

So , yes I did a little training at " Badgery's creek " .

I also had a day or two at Schofield's , then it was closed.

The first time to drive on " Old Windsor " Rd.  It had a take-away shop at the corner of

" Fitzwilliam " Rd & a wooden bridge onto the dirt track to " Sunnyholt " Rd for Blacktown .

As I now have a 16 yo GreatGrandSon  learning to drive I think I may be a little OLD !  .LOL

spacesailor

[Marty_d]

Keep him away from the girls or you may find yourself a great-great-grandfather.

The breeding gene is obviously strong in your line.

[facthunter]

 space,You should then be aware Nancy Bird Walton is the NAME of Badgery's Creek Aerodrome.

  Marty not everyone Knows what causes babies.. Nev

[onetrack]

I was talking to a former farmer client some years ago after not seeing him for quite a while. I asked how many kids he had now. He replied, "Four". I said, "Gee, you're breeding like rabbits out there!"

 

He shot back, "It's O.K. We found out after a while, what was causing it, and stopped it straightaway!" 😄

 

[spacesailor]

" sorry never heard of her before coming to Aus,  only ' WSA name " .( West-Sydney-Airport )

First time I heard " Nancy-bird-walton " was the airport  naming .

I think it should have been named after the first Australian aircraft builder & pilot .

spacesailor

 

 

 

[facthunter]

You didn't read my Post on the Duigan Plane then?  (1910). Nev

[spacesailor]

I did read it , but had to " google " for the story .

yes

" WSA " should be either Badgerys or Duigan .  ( it was on Badgeries land  )

They both have more prestige than an obscure  female pilot .

spacesailor

Edited Thursday at 03:32 AM by spacesailor
Missed word

[spacesailor]

Then again .

1902 . 18 months before  the American Wright bro flew.

" Richard  Pearse " flew his plane in  Timaru NZ .(  he had proper ailerons ) .

spacesailor

 

 

[facthunter]

What a shame naming an Airport and an A 380 after a woman pilot.  nev

[spacesailor]

Two female pilots , " VH-OQA " Nancy Bird Walton & VH-OQL Phyllis Arnott .

I like Google. 

spacesailor