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Francis Herbert Wenham, Honorary Member 1824—1908

An Appreciation of the First Lecturer to the Aeronautical Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. Laurence Pritchard
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In December 1905 Wilbur Wright wrote to Octave Chanute, “ We were indeed very much gratified at the commendation of Mr. Wenham, whom we regard as one of the ablest and most useful men who have laboured in the cause of human flight.”

Wenham had written to Chanute expressing his delight at the success of the two brothers and adding, “It removes me from the list of cranks who always stated I was advocating an impossibility.”

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 62 , Issue 572 , August 1958, pp. 571 - 596
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1958

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