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Lost Without Trace: Percy Pilcher's Engine

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A Television Treasure Hunt

Percy Pitcher was one of the pioneers of British Aviation. When he was killed in 1899, he was working on a four-horse-power engine for one of his gliders. This might have enabled him to make the world's first successful powered flight, three years before the Wright Brothers. That engine, and any drawings of it, have now disappeared.
Introduced by Andrew Sinclair.
(See facing page)

Contributors

Presenter:
Andrew Sinclair
Producer:
Paul Johnstone
Producer:
Pamela Wilcox Bower

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