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6 April
The Daily Mail newspaper sponsors the first model aircraft show at the
Agricultural Hall in London. The first prize of £75 is won by Alliott
Verdon Roe in a model aircraft 'fly-off' at Alexandra Palace.
Also this year...
Horatio Phillips flies his 'Multiplane' for about 152 metres (500 feet)
at Streatham, but this powered and piloted flight is not officially credited.
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