17-11-2006, 07:00 AM
Hagar Wrote:Quote:
The first aircraft designed, built and flown in this country was built by Alfred Louis Raison, based on the design that Louis Bleriot used to fly across the English Channel. Raison built the aircraft for a wealthy Johannesburg based timber merchant, Cecil Bredell. Bredell flew the aircraft on 2nd May 1911 at Highlands North, Johannesburg
OK, so I am just being pedantic or have I miss understood something here :jester:
Eek, you're right.