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Claude Grahame-White (21 August 1879 – 19 August 1959) was an English pioneer of aviation, and the first to make a night flight, during the Daily Mail -sponsored 1910 London to Manchester air race .
Claude Grahame-White (born Aug. 21, 1879, Bursledon, Hampshire, Eng.—died Aug. 19, 1959, Nice, France) was an English aviator who played a seminal role in early British aviation. (Read Orville Wright’s 1929 biography of his brother, Wilbur.)
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Claude Grahame-White was born at Bursledon Towers on the River Hamble in Hampshire on the 21st August 1879. He was the youngest of three children born to John and Ada White. His father is described in the 1881 Census as making an ‘income from houses’, and the family were clearly well-off, employing four servants (1881 England Census).
Learn about Claude Grahame-White, the first British aviator to hold a license, the founder of Hendon aerodrome, and a prolific writer on aeronautics. Discover his role in the First World War, his aircraft production, and his real estate career.
Well known to Early Birds was Claude Grahame-White who died in Nice, France, August 19, 1959. Mr. Grahame-White in 1909 turned his attention to aeronautics, opening the first British flying school. He was the first English pilot to carry mail in Britain, and was the first to fly by night. 'Claudie'. In flying clothes. Aviator, Claude Grahame-White
Claude Grahame-White was an English early aviator and pioneer, including being the first to make a night flight. Claude Grahame-White was born on August 21, 1879 in Burlesdon, Hamshire, England.
Claude Grahame-White, born at Southhampton on 31 August 1879 and educated at Bedford Grammar School had been a yachtsman, a motoring enthusiast, and a dealer in automobiles before he was converted to aviation at the Rheims meeting in 1909.
