Memorial Call for Welsh Ace First to Cross the Irish Sea ; Millionaire Learnt to Fly with Blriot

Western Mail › August 13, 2009

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HE WAS known as the "modest millionaire" who conquered the skies to become one of Wales' greatest unsung legends.

And now, 97 years after his pioneering voyage across the Irish Sea in a plane made of wood and wire, historians are calling for Denbigh pilot Captain Vivian Hewitt to be awarded the same level of recognition as his famous French counterpart Louis Blriot.

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Memorial Call for Welsh Ace First to Cross the Irish Sea ; Millionaire Learnt to Fly with Blriot

While France celebrates the 100th anniversary of Blriot's triumphant flight across the Channel in 1909, Captain Hewitt's achievemen...

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