Batchelor Monoplane
Batchelor Monoplane prior to covering and fitting the engine. Albert Batchelor (7 July 1869 to 1960(?)) was a retired cement manufacturer who received his RAC Aviators Certificate on 24 April 1937 at Thanet Aero Club. His monoplane never flew. His niece, Gladys Victoria Franks Batchelor (31 July 1916 to ????), received her RAC Aviators Certificate on 7 September 1934 at Gravesend School of Flying. In 1934 she became the first private pilot to use Rochester Airport
Picture No
10846586
Media ID
48066930
Size
4000px x 2818px
(1.2MB)
Credit
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
Date
1960
