The village of Spratton, Northamptonshire, is going to commemorate their local RFC hero by holding a weekend event on 25th / 26th April 2015 in the grounds of Spratton Hall School. There will be a fly-past of a replica BE2 bi-plane from WW1 and another replica in a static display on the ground.
On 25th April there will be a book launch of an illustrated biography of the brave young man and it is also intended to unveil a commemorative stone.
26th April 2015 is the exact centenary of the day that Lt Rhodes-Moorhouse made his daring, but fatal, flight that earned him a Victoria Cross.
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Monday, 10 February 2014
In a little corner of England...
Much has been written about William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse, the first British airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross. From 1899 to 1913, over half his lifetime, his home was the small Northamptonshire village of Spratton.
Flying machines that were little more than wood and wire, Rhodes-Moorhouse was a pioneer in the developing aeronautical world.
Flying machines that were little more than wood and wire, Rhodes-Moorhouse was a pioneer in the developing aeronautical world.
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| Early planes were little more than 'wood and wire'. |
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| Rhodes Moorhouse had a passion for cars as well as planes!! |
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| World War One - Royal Flying Corps 'Fighter Plane' |
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