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Just recently, we have found out a lot of things that we didn't previously know about my Grandad and his father (my great grandad). We also uncovered some old photos of the plane that he helped build and fly.
The above picture shows my Grandad (R. Goetze aged 8 years old) listening to some of the first transmissions of 2LO radio station seated on a houseboat boat on the Thames at Hampton Court in 1923. The BBC was founded as the British Broadcasting Company in 1922 by a consortium including Marconi, GEC, British Thomson Houston, Metropolitan Vickers, Western Electric and the Radio Communication Company. The initial remit of the company was to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service. On November 14, 1922, the first BBC station 2LO began broadcasting on medium wave, from the roof of Selfridges department store in Oxford Street, London. This picture was also used in one of the major newspapers as part of an advertising campaign aiming to advertise this very new technology.
Great Grandad (B.Goetze ) seated on a 'Fritz Monoplane' which he designed, constructed and flew - the picture is taken at 'Cricklewood Aerodrome' in 1910/11.
The 'Fritz Monoplane' at Cricklewood Aerodrome 1910/11 showing it's 40HP ENV French engine.
The 'Fritz Monoplane' set of plans as shown in the 'Flight' magazine 1910/11.
Here's another 'Fritz Monoplane' picture showing the Handley Page factory in the background. It was based in Cricklewood London (where my Great Grandad used to live) - to be honest, there is very little to say about the location except that it was the home of the first 'limited' company formed in the UK to produce aeroplanes - namely Handley Page.
I have also included the magazine article featuring a couple of pictures of the 'punt' which my Great Grand Father had moored on the Thames at Richmond. You will also see from 'The Motor Boat' magazine article, dated May 1925 , that the punt (named Dagny) had two special outboard engines constructed and installed by my Great Grandfather which gave it a speed of 9 m.p.h.
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