V.Rare Giant Postcard - "1909 Blackpool Aviation Week" (Chris Balm Early Aviation & Motoring Items)

Very Rare Giant Postcard - "1909 Blackpool Aviation Week"

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V.Rare Giant Postcard - "1909 Blackpool Aviation Week"

V.Rare Giant Postcard - "1909 Blackpool Aviation Week" (Reverse)

Very rare, giant postcard (measuring 318mm x 243mm !!) from the famous 1909 Blackpool Aviation Meeting. This was Britain's first ever official flying meeting.

This postcard is printed on white card and bears the images of most of the aircraft and pilots who participated in the event. It also shows a scene of Blackpool beach, another of the six members of the aviation committee. It also bears the caption, "The Daily News - Souvenir of The Aviation Week - Blackpool, Oct. 18-23 1909". This card has been sent through the post to a recipient in London (it still bears the original stamp and was franked by the Blackpool post office at 5.15pm 19th Oct. 1909). Good condition considering it's age and size. Fair amount of soiling and bent edges, but most importantly the images are still clear and intact (light areas on pics. are not damage but affects of camera flash).

This aviation meeting was held at Blackpool (Lancashire, North-West England) between the 18th and 23rd October 1909. At the same time a rival event was being held at Doncaster. The Blackpool event however had the backing of the (Royal) Aero Club and the municipal authorities making it Great Britain's first official flying meeting. The aircraft (and pilots) participating in the event consisted of : 3x "Voisins" ( Rougier, Fournier, & Mortimer Singer), 1x "Farman" (Henry Farman & Louis Paulhan), 2x "Bleriots" (LeBlanc & Parkinson), 1x "Antoinette" (Latham), 1x "A.V.Roe Triplane" (A.V. Roe), 3x anonymous monoplanes (Saunderson, Creese & Neale), and 1x anonymous biplane (Fernandes). Two memorable events were Hubert Latham's flight in a high wind (the first time a pilot had successfully handled an aeroplane in these conditions) and Henry Farman's outstanding performance during the meeting which won him £2400.00 in prizes. Particularly impressive was his flight in which he covered over 47 miles in 1hr 30mins.

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