Claude Graham White, 1910

Claude Grahame White (1879 – 1959) was a pioneer of aviation, and the first to make a night flight, during the Daily Mail London to Manchester race in 1910. His noted achievements though were centred in the commercialisation of aeronautics. He was also involved in promoting the military application of air power before the First World War with a campaign called "Wake Up Britain", and experimented with fitting various weapons and bombs to planes. During the war itself he mounted the first aerial defence of a city. 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, a tabloid, first published in 1896. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Air racing is a sport that involves small airplanes and is practiced around the world each year. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

In 1911 he established a teaching school at Hendon, which quickly became Hendon Aerodrome. The Aerodrome was lent to the Admiralty (1916), and eventually taken over by the RAF in 1919. Grahame White's aerodrome was purchased by the RAF in 1925, after a long and protracted legal struggle. After this he lost his interest in aviation, eventually moving to Nice in his old age, where he died. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other places with the same name, see Hendon (disambiguation). ... Hendon Aerodrome was an aerodrome in north London, England and between 1908 and 1968 was an important centre for aviation. ... Old Admiralty House, Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander Pope The Admiralty was historically the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...