Commenwealth War Dead. Son of Thomas Watson and Jane Yeaman Watson of Dundee. Husband of Beatrice Philip Watson of 1 Osborne Place, Dundee. Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service.
Watson began building his first bi-plane in 1903 in Belmont, Scotland. In summer 1903, six months before the Wright Brothers' first recorded flight, Watson tested his plane by hoisting it into trees with ropes and pulleys, then catapulting it, engines running, for 100-150 yards. In 1908, he built a second plane, which flew successfully. He built his third and last plane in 1913 and flew it in an open competition in Paris. When World War I began, Watson joined the Royal Flying Corps. He was appointed Flight Sub-Lieutenant on April 29, 1915. He died on June 30, 1915, in a training accident.
Watson began building his first bi-plane in 1903 in Belmont, Scotland. In summer 1903, six months before the Wright Brothers' first recorded flight, Watson tested his plane by hoisting it into trees with ropes and pulleys, then catapulting it, engines running, for 100-150 yards. In 1908, he built a second plane, which flew successfully. He built his third and last plane in 1913 and flew it in an open competition in Paris. When World War I began, Watson joined the Royal Flying Corps. He was appointed Flight Sub-Lieutenant on April 29, 1915. He died on June 30, 1915, in a training accident.
Commenwealth War Dead. Son of Thomas Watson and Jane Yeaman Watson of Dundee. Husband of Beatrice Philip Watson of 1 Osborne Place, Dundee. Flight Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service.
Watson began building his first bi-plane in 1903 in Belmont, Scotland. In summer 1903, six months before the Wright Brothers' first recorded flight, Watson tested his plane by hoisting it into trees with ropes and pulleys, then catapulting it, engines running, for 100-150 yards. In 1908, he built a second plane, which flew successfully. He built his third and last plane in 1913 and flew it in an open competition in Paris. When World War I began, Watson joined the Royal Flying Corps. He was appointed Flight Sub-Lieutenant on April 29, 1915. He died on June 30, 1915, in a training accident.
Watson began building his first bi-plane in 1903 in Belmont, Scotland. In summer 1903, six months before the Wright Brothers' first recorded flight, Watson tested his plane by hoisting it into trees with ropes and pulleys, then catapulting it, engines running, for 100-150 yards. In 1908, he built a second plane, which flew successfully. He built his third and last plane in 1913 and flew it in an open competition in Paris. When World War I began, Watson joined the Royal Flying Corps. He was appointed Flight Sub-Lieutenant on April 29, 1915. He died on June 30, 1915, in a training accident.
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