Mr. OgiIvy’s flight from Camber Sands, 1911 flying a Wright Biplane In 1911 Rye’s Own printed an article in 1966 about the 1911 flight by Alec Ogilvie in a Wright Biplane. A postcard has been found with a further picture of the event.
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E. Whiteman runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. The trail includes “Twentieth Century Rye”, “Reach for the Sky Over Rye”, and “Wright Biplane Flying at Camber”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The result is less a formal history than a lively bundle of evidence, voices and remembered moments from the magazine’s pages.
Twentieth Century Rye
By Jim Hollands The Edwardian Era When Rye heralded in the 20th. century Frank Jarrett was the Mayor, as indeed he had been for the previous year and would be for 1901 but the man who was making the most impact at the time was surely the towns illustrious picture maker Mr. E. Whiteman. This … Continue reading Twentieth Century Rye
Reach for the Sky Over Rye
Mr. OgiIvy’s flight from Camber Sands, 1911 flying a Wright Biplane In 1911 Alec Ogilvie stayed in Rye and flew his aircraft, a Wright Brothers Biplane, powered by an N.E.C. Short engine. He was attempting to win the coveted Michelin Cup, put up by the tyre company for the longest flight.