Canterbury Lad Makes History In Lift Off – 31st March 1903
On 31 March 1903, Canterbury pioneer aviator Richard Pearse made his controversial flight into the history books. It was 1901 when Richard made his first attempt to fly. He had built and patented a bicycle with crank gears. This attempt was nothing more than just ‘hopping along’, it was later reported. 1903 was the year …
