Henry Rolls Pioneer Flight Photographic Postcard, 1911
Lot 63
Henry Rolls Pioneer Flight Photographic Postcard, 1911
Sold for £158
(including buyers premium)
Lot details
One of the most interesting pieces of Rolls-Royce ephemera to be discovered in many years, this monotone postcard depicts the take-off of Henry Rolls' ill-fated flight on 12 July 1910. Aged just 32, Rolls was killed in an air crash at Hengistbury Airfield, Southbourne, Bournemouth when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, and the eleventh internationally. The postcard is marked in black ink to the reverse side 'Bournemouth! I believe this is Rolls!' Offered in Fair condition, with some handling wear. Totally unrepeatable.
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