Empress Aviation Co. Empress Biplane, Charles Fletcher
This picture is © R.A.Scholefield Collection and may not be used or published without permission.
Registration: Unknown
Construction Number: Unknown
Model Empress Aviation Co. Empress Biplane
Operator: Charles Fletcher
Airport: Manchester, off Airport, UK - England
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield Collection
Date Taken: 08/1910
Date Submitted: 09/02/2014
Built by Charles Fletcher's Empress Aviation Company based on Farman designs and using a close copy of the Gnome engine. It made a few hops at Manchester Racecourse and then went to Brooklands. Fletcher was sued by Gnome and bankrupted. Photo obtained over 50 years ago.
Picture ID:1441638