This is the plaque on the Barnwell Memorial in Stirling. It shows pictures of Harold and Frank Barnwell along with their dates. They developed and flew their prototype aircraft during the first and second decades of 1900. As we showed in yesterday's blog, these flights took place in the fields opposite Fraser's (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com) Pieces of their aircraft can be seen in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling; for directions click here. The Barnwell Brothers pioneering work took place around the same time as other aviation pioneers, such as Blariot in France and the Wright Brothers in America, were making attempts at powered flight.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Aviation pioneers in Scotland
This is the plaque on the Barnwell Memorial in Stirling. It shows pictures of Harold and Frank Barnwell along with their dates. They developed and flew their prototype aircraft during the first and second decades of 1900. As we showed in yesterday's blog, these flights took place in the fields opposite Fraser's (see http://www.accommodationbedscotland.com) Pieces of their aircraft can be seen in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling; for directions click here. The Barnwell Brothers pioneering work took place around the same time as other aviation pioneers, such as Blariot in France and the Wright Brothers in America, were making attempts at powered flight.
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