BERTRAM DICKSON 1873-1913

Bertram Dickson from Webshots News

 

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES via email from Pete Jones, 7-1-07 Hello Ralph,       I want to alert you to an early aviator called Bertram Dickson. He was born December 21 1873 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died September 29, 1913 at Lochrosque Castle Scotland. Dickson was a Captain in the British Army but left the army when aeroplanes became popular about 1909. Dickson's claim to fame in early aviation is being involved in the world's first mid-air collision during an air meet in Milan Italy on October 2 1910. The Farman biplane he was flying was rammed from above by Rene Thomas flying an Antoinette monoplane. Dickson survived the crash but didn't fully recover his injuries which led to his early death in 1913. In 1911 he fully saw the need for Britain to have a military flying organisation and went to lengths to impress Home Secretary Winston Churchill. Churchill as it turned out was a flying enthusiast and in 1912 the Royal Flying Corps was formed which in time became the Royal Air Force. These are just some of the things in flying Captain Bertram Dickson accomplished during his short aviation career. Pictures and other information on Bertram Dickson, such as a great photo of his burial site in Scotland, can be found on the following outstanding website: Captain Bertram Dickson Undiscovered Scotland: The Ultimate Online Guide

 

Bertram Dickson Bertram Dickson flying at Tours in France during the Aéro-Club de France's aviation week in April/May 1910 from Captain Bertram Dickson Undiscovered Scotland: The Ultimate Online Guide

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Bertram Dickson" +aviation, using the Google search engine, (7-3-07), you will find about 132 links. The one suggested by Pete Jones is perhaps the most valuable. In addition, I think you will enjoy visiting the one cited below.

First British Military Pilot, Captain Bertram Dickson 1873 - 1913      On this page of the Webshots News website, you will find 8 beautiful photographs which have been uploaded by Jim O'Brien. Included is a photograph of the burial ground marker on which is the story of his career. The photo can be enlarged so that the text is easily readable. You can access the site by clicking on the title above.

Bertram Dickson died September 29, 1913

 

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