Samuel Cody
Bill McNaught
- Region:
- South East
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Retirement hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: £45 plus modest travel expenses
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 9th August 2018
Samuel Franklin Cody (1867 -1913) an extraordinary character who was at one time an American cowboy, Wild West showman, playwright, dramatist, kite flyer & balloonist and the first man to build and fly an aeroplane in the UK for the British Army. His ancestors came from Weymouth in Dorset and he eventually became a UK citizen.
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I started work in 1961 as a Westland Helicopters engineering apprentice spending 25 years with the company before moving on to manage a number of other aviation and defence companies. I retired in 2008 and started giving talks as a hobby. My talks are all the result of extensive research of the subject and I try and include as many pictures and film as possible. I particularly like ‘fascinating historical characters’ .
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