The History of Flight - Welsh Connections
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Story of Bill Frost from Saundersfoot - Wales' first aviator?
The life-story of Bill Frost a Saundersfoot carpenter who flew a type of flying machine in 1896. Eddie Butler asks whether the honour for the first flight should go to him and Wales. Also the story of Cardiffian Ernest Willows who flew the first London to Paris flight in 1910.
From:
Wales and the History of the World ; Firsts
First broadcast
:
03 March 2010
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 9-11
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Modern Wales and Britain
Keywords : Transport, History of flight, Saundersfoot,
Notes : Discuss if the honour of the 1st flight should go to Frost or to the Wright brothers who flew in 1903. Useful for local studies in Saundersfoot area. Research into other Welsh contributions to the history of flight.
