pearsonica Posted 19 November , 2008 Share Posted 19 November , 2008 Many thanks to all that replied on my Martynside Special. This amazed me, my Grandfather chocked his plane up and took this photo as if he was flying his plane. He then cut round the photo afterwards as if it was up in the sky. Quite advance trick photgraphy at the time. Anybody got any history on this plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 20 November , 2008 Share Posted 20 November , 2008 Excellent Bigs, Great War cut and paste Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 20 November , 2008 Share Posted 20 November , 2008 Sanger's The Martinsyde File gives that this was one of eight G102 Elephant rebuilds by No.1 (Southern) ARD# Farnborough, which were given serial No.s B851,B852,B860,B864-866, B872, B873 # I'm not sure what ARD stands for; Aeroplane Repair or Rebuild Depot possibly?; it look likely that these planes were made up from parts recovered from wrecks which were otherwise beyond repair ? and the following history: B872 allocated Exp force 29.9.17; 110Sqn Sedgeford 1.18 to 4.18; 187 NTS East Retford Have you had a look for your grandfather in the "Flight" magazine archive? http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/index.html Pearson isn't an uncommon name so there is a lot of chaff, but I did find this mention searching using "Pearson" as the serch term http://tinyurl.com/64mpf3 there may well be others; definitely worth a search possibly restricting it by including combinations of christian name and initials. NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 20 November , 2008 Share Posted 20 November , 2008 I'm not sure what ARD stands for; Aeroplane Repair or Rebuild Depot?. Nigel It was Aeroplane Repair Depot. Components from wrecked aeroplanes were put together to make new machines. Regards Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 20 November , 2008 Share Posted 20 November , 2008 Thanks Gareth - not a bad educated guess, though I do say so myself NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted 20 November , 2008 Share Posted 20 November , 2008 Nigel Yes, well done. Award yourself a gold star. Cheers Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearsonica Posted 20 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 20 November , 2008 I have read my Grandfathers MC citation. The Guy who escaped back to base with his controls cut told the others that the had left Ken fighting off 10 Germans. I have no idea what planes he was fighting off. But I was told that when he returned to base they thought they had seen a ghost as they thought there was no way he would get out of that pickle. Romour has it instead of dive away as was favourite to get away he climbed higher and higher untill he out climbed the others and hence escaped. It a shame my father sold his medals except for his MC which I have. Its a shame its not engraved. But I may well arrange to get it done myself. After the war he was inventing alsorts of things like the Pearson Rotary Aileron. This is detailed in the flight magazine as well. see photo See flight magazine. He also designed Aircraft as well - find gadfly 1 and 2 http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/vie...?search=PEARSON [/size] Lieut.-Col. G. L. P. Henderson has realised this, and some time ago he joined forces with Mr. Glenny and Captain Pearson and formed the firm of Glenny and Henderson, with works in York Road, Byfleet, Surrey. Captain Pearson designed for the firm a small low-wing monoplane fitted with the A.B.C. " Scorpion " engine, and it is this machine, to be marketed as the " Gadfly," which Glenny and Henderson will exhibit at Olympia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 20 November , 2008 Share Posted 20 November , 2008 Lieut.-Col. G. L. P. Henderson has realised this, and some time ago he joined forces with Mr. Glenny and Captain Pearson and formed the firm of Glenny and Henderson, with works in York Road, Byfleet, Surrey. Not unsurprisingly York Road, Byfleet was/is very close to the Brooklands racetrack/aerodrome NigelS PS Gareth - Thanks for the star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearsonica Posted 20 September , 2016 Author Share Posted 20 September , 2016 (edited) I have come across quite a few more photos of my Grandfather This one showes him getting a war wound looked after by a pretty nurse. (not my Grandmother) He was shot in the mouth but records say he had a syst. certainly he suffered with his teeth on that side of his mouth Edited 20 September , 2016 by pearsonica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearsonica Posted 28 January , 2020 Author Share Posted 28 January , 2020 I just found the Original Photo of B'872 he used to produce the fake photo of himself flying. It was taken in front of the Aircraft Hanger at RAF Sedgeford, East Retford. He also had a photo taken of how the upper Lewis Gun was fired. From his CV it says he was the first commander of 110 Sqn for 3 months. However the RAF records do not confirm this and it could be that this has something to do with him being Court Marshaled just after his younger brothers death in 1919. Soon after he was dismissed from the service. He then went into Aircraft Design as he was a trained Engineering Draftsman and at one point had Sydney Camm working for him. However he did not get on with him and he left the company to go free lance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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