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1 INDEX: Frank Hedges Butler Album No8 (Frank Hedges Butler is sometimes abbreviated to FHB) Album Disc reference Persons Involved / Description of event Dates Craft Media Page No : Provisional programme for Aero Club ballooning events in 1909 Feb 1909 Balloons Cuttings 1 : What it feels like to Fly by Frank Hedges Butler Feb 1909 Aeroplane Cuttings 1 : Further Report of Wilbur Wright's opinion on the Manchester Race Feb 1909 Aeroplane Cuttings 1 : The First Voyage in an Aeroplane - Farman's October flight 13 Feb 1909 Aeroplane The Sphere 1 : The New Aeroplane Corps 12 Mar 1909 Aeroplanes The Daily Mirror 1 : Photo of FHB on skis in Stockholm 17 Feb 1909 Not applicable The Car 1 : The Progress of flying training under Wilbur Wright 14 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes The Times 1 : Duty on Balloons 24 Apr 1909 Balloons Western Mercury 1 : A Chat with Mr Moore-Brabazon 13 Feb 1909 Aeroplanes Pall Mall Gazette 2 : Various reports of Wilbur Wright in France (Pau) Feb 1909 Aeroplane Cuttings 2 : Wilbur Wright & his Sister - The Flight 19 Feb 1909 Aeroplane The Daily Graphic 2 : Airships in AD a forecast by Rudyard Kipling 30 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Daily Express 2 : 0004 The King of Spain observes Wilbur Wright in flight at Pau 22 Feb 1909 Aeroplane The Daily Telegraph 3-4 : 0004 Hurlingham Club - Program of events for the coming Season 24 Feb 1909 Balloons The Standard 3 : 0004 Report of recent flight by the Zeppelin Airship 3 Apr 1909 Airship The Daily Graphic 3 : 0004 Balloon Ascent at Maldon 5 Apr 1909 Balloon East Anglian Times 3 : 0004 Parliament debates Aerial Navigation 15 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Times 4 : King Alfonso sits in Wilbur Wright's Aeroplane 22 Feb 1909 Aeroplane The Daily Mirror 5 : Marvellous Feats of Wright Pupils 30 Mar 1909 Aeroplane Cutting 5 : Ascent of the balloon Berlin from the Lake of St Moritz 24 Feb 1909 Balloon The Car 5 : Letter to FHB from Rose Spencer 4 Mar 1909 Not applicable Personal letter 6 : 0009 Letter to FHB from the War Office re use of WD land 17 Feb 1909 Aeroplanes Letter 7 : 0009 A new terror for the nervous horse 27 Feb 1909 Aeroplanes Illustrated London News 8 : 0009 Krupp's new gun for firing at Airships 1 Mar 1909 Airships The Daily Graphic 8 : 0009 Fatal Balloon Mishap - Fall into the Sea 7 Apr 1909 Balloon The Daily Telegraph 8 : 0009 Foreign Balloons in France - Stringent Regulations 15 Apr 1909 Balloons The Morning Post 8 : An Aquatic Aeroplane 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : Copies of the first eight French Aviator's Certificates as follows:- 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : French Aviator's Certificate: Léon Delagrange 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : French Aviator's Certificate: Henry Farman 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : French Aviator's Certificate: Wilbur Wright 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : French Aviator's Certificate: Alberto Santos-Dumont 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : French Aviator's Certificate: Orville Wright 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 Page 1

2 : French Aviator's Certificate: Robert Esnault-Pelterie 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : French Aviator's Certificate: Le Capitaine Ferber 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : French Aviator's Certificate: Louis Blériot 3 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Car 9 : Aeronautical Progress in France by Griffith Brewer 6 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Field 9 : Photo of FHB on skis in Stockholm 10 Mar 1909 Not applicable The Tatler 9 : Les Élèves de Wilbur Wright 11 Apr 1909 Aeroplane L'Auto 9 : The new Regulations on Taxation of foreign balloons in France Apr 1909 Balloons Cuttings 9-15 : Letter to FHB from the War Office 11 Mar 1909 Aeroplanes Letter 10 : Letter to FHB from the War Office 19 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines Letter 10 : Miscellaneous letters Apr May 1909 All Flying Machines Letters : The New Aerodrome at Shell Beach, Isle of Sheppey Mar 1909 Aeroplanes Cuttings : 0015 A Nineteen mile flight by the Silver Dart in Nova Scotia 18 Mar 1909 Aeroplane Daily Mirror 14 : 0015 The Aerial League and its Objects 10 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines The Field 14 : 0016 The Archbishop of Paris blessing aeroplanes 3 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Daily Mirror 15 : 0016 Aeronautical Exhibition at Olympia 30 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Times 16 : 0016 A Miscellany of ten Flying Machines 19 Mar 1909 Flying Machines Cutting 16 : 0017 Anti-aircraft Guns produced in Germany 13 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Sphere 17 : 0017 The Aeronautical and Motor-boat Exhibition 26 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Times 17 : 0017 Au fil du vent 06 Apr 1909 Balloon L'Auto 17 : 0017 Further Report of the Exhibition at Olympia 20 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Daily Graphic 18 : 0017 To secure & maintain The Empire of the Air - Aerial League 30 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Financier 18 : A Selection of Aerial Photos taken from balloons 13 Mar 1909 Balloons Illustrated London News : 0018 Further warnings of The Menace of the Air 24 Mar 1909 Airships Preston Herald 19 : 0018 A Fine Achievement - all night in a Gale - Zeppelin Airship 03 Apr 1909 Airship Daily Telegraph 20 : 0019 Report on the Aerial League meeting at the Mansion House 06 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines The Times 21 : 0019 Hunt for Lost Balloonist ( M. Bellamy) 15 Apr 1909 Balloon Daily Chronicle 22 : 0020 Further Report of the Exhibition at Olympia 20 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines Cutting 23 : 0020 Aeroplanes and Game Preserving 21 Mar 1909 Aeroplanes Cutting (Letter) 23 : 0020 King Edward watches Wright Aeroplane 20 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Daily Mirror 23 : 0020 King Edward and the Brothers Wright 20 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Daily Graphic 24 : 0020 The Aero Club's Aerodrome (ie on the Isle of Sheppey) 30 Mar 1909 Aeroplanes The Daily Graphic 24 : 0020 The War Office & Aeroplanes Apr 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings 24 : 0021 Report of the Exhibition at Olympia by JTC Moore-Brabazon 23 Mar 1909 All Flying Machines The Motor 25 : 0021 King Edward VII talks to Wilbur Wright 24 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Sketch 25 : 0021 Further Report of the King Edward VII & Wilbur Wright meeting 27 Mar 1909 Aeroplane Illustrated London News 26 : 0021 Table of charges for Customs Duty on Balloons landing in France 23 Apr 1909 Balloons TheTimes 26 : 0021 Navigating the Air - A military point of view 10 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines Army & Navy Gazette 26 : Further Report of the King Edward VII & Wilbur Wright meeting 27 Mar 1909 Aeroplane The Sphere 27 Page 2

3 : Further Reports of the French Balloon Customs Duties Apr 1909 Balloons Cuttings : Balloons & Polo - Notice of events at the Hurlingham Club 9 Apr 1909 Balloons Unreadable 27 : The Prince of Wales visits the Exhibition at Olympia Unreadable All Flying Machines Cutting 28 : Military Aviation a meeting at the War Office 14 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines The Standard 28 : Prussian Expedition to East Africa to study the Atmosphere 8 Apr 1909 Balloons Nature 28 : Training of an Aviator - Value of Sporting experience 14 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes The Standard 30 : Aerial School for German Officers - to teach Airship handling 14 Apr 1909 Airships The Standard 30 : 0026 Sir Hiram Maxim says nothing new in the Wright patents 16 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes The Daily Mail 31 : 0026 Further Report of the hunt for lost balloonist M. Bellamy Apr 1909 Balloon Daily Chronicle 31 : Conference at The War Office re Aeronautics Apr 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : 0026 Salisbury Plain as a flying ground 14 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings 32 : Germany leads spending on Aviation 21 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines The Daily Graphic : Aviation at Sheppey Apr 1909 Aeroplanes The Field 33 : Society in the Clouds - aerial activities of the upper classes Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Balloons Cutting 33 : Man-lifting Kites for War Observations - Cody's invention 30 Apr 1909 Kites Cutting 34 : 0030 Australia places orders for 4 Aeroplane & 2 Airships 29 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Airships The Standard 36 : 0030 Photo of Wilbur Wright flying near Rome Apr 1909 Aeroplane The Car 36 : 0030 Opinion on the current state of aviation byalexander Graham Bell Apr 1909 All Flying Machines English Mechanic 36 : 0030 Artillery for Airships - German military trials to take place Aug Apr 1909 Airships The Statesman 36 : Letter to FHB from Dr Hele-Shaw 27 Apr 1909 All Flying Machines Letter 37 : Proposal re aeronautical bodies in the British Empire Apr 1909 All Flying Machines Document : An Aero Club programme for a Balloon Race on 22 May 1909 Apr 1909 Balloons Programme 37 : Telegram to FHB from Wilbur Wright 28 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Cuttings 39 : Telegram to FHB from Moore-Brabazon 30 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Cuttings 39 : Reports of plans for the visit to London of the Wright brothers Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Cuttings 39 : A photo of the Gold Medal to be presented to the Wright brothers 29 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Nottingham Guardian 39 : Formal Notice of the Banquet for the Wright brothers at the Ritz 29 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Notice 40 : Various personal letters re the visit of the Wright brothers Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Personal letters 40 : 0035 Letter to FHB from Col Capper re meeting with the Wrights 30 Apr 1909 Aeroplanes Letter : 0035 Reports of the arrival and engagements for Wright Bros. + sister May 1909 Aeroplanes Cuttings : Further Reports of the Wright brothers' visit to London May 1909 Aeroplanes Cuttings : 0035 Quarter of a mile trip by Mr Moore-Brabazon - an English first 3 May 1909 Aeroplane Daily Mail 42 : 0035 Canadian entry for the Daily Mail 1000 award 3 May 1909 Aeroplane Daily Mail 42 : Card inviting FHB to first launch of new Balloon Continental 15 May 1909 Balloon Invitation card 46 : Table Plan for the Banquet for the Wright Brothers 4 May 1909 Aeroplanes Table plan 47 : Card inviting FHB to the Banquet at the Ritz for Wright Brothers 4 May 1909 Aeroplanes Invitation card 48 : Miscellaneous letters relating to the Banquet 4 May 1909 Aeroplanes Letters 48 : Menu for the Banquet at the Ritz 4 May 1909 Aeroplanes Menu 48 Page 3

4 : 0041 The Avroplane Ready for trials in London 4 May 1909 Aeroplane Motor 50 : 0042 The Count de la Vaulx seriously injured in a Balloon accident 4 May 1909 Balloon The Daily Mirror 52 : 0042 A Proposal for a Passenger service by Airships: Dover - Calais 4 May 1909 Airships The Daily Mirror 52 : 0044 A New Airship for the British Army 5 May 1909 Airship The Daily Graphic 53 : Lieut. Calderara injured after engine failure in a Wright aeroplane 6 May 1909 Aeroplane Cuttings : A Memorandum of Agreement between the 3 Aeronautical bodies 3 May 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : Early UK flights by J W Dunne - erroneous report of a 12m flight 5 May 1909 Aeroplane The Times : First Ascent of Army Dirigible No2 at Aldershot 4 May 1909 Airship Cuttings 58 : Report in French of the accident to the Count de la Vaulx 5 May 1909 Balloon L'Auto 58 : German Aerial Navy Bill 6 May 1909 Airships The Daily Mail 58 : Aerial Defence Committee formed, but criticised by FHB 6 May 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : Learning to Fly - some hints from Moore-Brabazon 5 May 1909 Aeroplane The Car 59 : Photo of Baron de Caters making a flight at Chalons May 1909 Aeroplane Cutting 59 : Photo of A V Roe Triplane at Lea Marshes May 1909 Aeroplane Cutting 59 : Annual Report of the Hurlingham Club May 1909 Balloons Annual Report 59 : Four photos of Aeroplanes under construction 6 May 1909 Aeroplanes The Daily Graphic 60 : The Government and Aerial Navigation 6 May 1909 All Flying Machines The Times 60 : S F Cody tests the Army Aeroplane at night 6 May 1909 All Flying Machines The Times 60 : Two Wright Aeroplanes ordered for France 6 May 1909 All Flying Machines The Times 60 : J W Dunne reports corrected data re his experiments 6 May 1909 Aeroplane The Star 60 : Reports & comments on the recent Government decisions May 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : Report on the Departure of the Wright Brothers to USA 6 May 1909 Aeroplanes Cutting 62 : Further Reports of Government considerations re Aviation May 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : Further Reports of the Accident of Lieut. Calderara May 1909 Aeroplane Cuttings : Further Reports of the Wright brothers' visit to London May 1909 Aeroplanes Cuttings : Germany's growing Aerial Fleet - photo of the Airship Gross II May 1909 Airship Cutting 70 : 0059 Reports of an unknown airship flying at night over Eastern England 12 May 1909 Airship The Daily Express : 0060 Report of the French Zodiac Airship 12 May 1909 Airship The Car 73 : 0060 First published photo of interior of Short Bros' Aeroplane Factory 12 May 1909 Aeroplane The Daily Sketch 74 : 0060 Further reports of the mysterious night-flying airship 14 May 1909 Airship Cuttings 74 : List of entries for the International Balloon Race at Hurlingham 22 May 1909 Balloons Cuttings : Wright Machines sold 13 May 1909 Aeroplanes Cutting 74 : Report (with photo) of a flight of one mile by S F Cody May 1909 Aeroplane Cutting 76 : The Zeppelin Airship with diagram of its construction 15 May 1909 Airship The Sphere - supplement : Report of a flight of 62 minutes by M.Tissandier in a Wright A/C 25 May 1909 Aeroplane Daily Mail 77 : Reports of miscellaneous aerial developments in the UK 15 May 1909 All Flying Machines The Sphere - supplement : An explanation of the reports of night-flying airships May 1909 Airships Cutting 79 : The Conquest of the Clouds by Mrs Assheton Harbord unknown Balloons The Ladies' Home Paper 81 Page 4

5 : Photo - A Horse bolting before the Antoinette monoplane 15 May 1909 Aeroplane The Illustrated London News 81 : Aeronautique - La Grande Semaine de Reims Aug 1909 All Flying Machines Cutting 82 : Winter in the land of the Lapps 12 May 1909 Not applicable The Sketch 82 : The Ascent of the new Balloon Continental 15 May 1909 Balloon Cutting 82 : 0069 A Telegram to FHB from M.Tissandier 22 May 1909 Aeroplane Telegram 83 : 0069 A photo of one of the miniature airships referred to at : May 1909 Airship Cutting 83 : Reports of the Hurlingham Balloon Race 22 May 1909 Balloons Cuttings : Another explanation of the Airship Hoax 26 May 1909 Airships Evening Standard 87 : Can we cross the Atlantic by Aeroplane? - opinions of experts 9 May 1909 Aeroplanes Cutting 87 : The Rheims Aviation Week 26 May 1909 Aeroplanes The Times 88 : La Première Sortie du <<Russie>> 30 May 1909 Airship L'Auto 88 : 0074 Practical Experiments with Aeroplanes 29 May 1909 Aeroplanes The Sphere 90 : 0075 The Voyage of the Zeppelin 2 Jun 1909 Airship The Times 91 : 0075 A Letter to FHB from insurance company re third party risks 2 Jun 1909 All Flying Machines Letter 92 : Who owns the Air? 3 Jun 1909 All Flying Machines Pearson's Weekly 94 : Across the Atlantic by Aeroplane - opinions of experts May 1909 Aeroplanes Fry's Magazine : Lake Constance to Bitterfeld - Latest Zeppelin flight of 300 miles May 1909 Airship Cuttings : Practical Flight - Noteable half-forgotten lessons 1 Jun 1909 All Flying Machines The Morning Post 97 : Kaiser's Airship Vigil - Keen disappointment etc 2 Jun 1909 Airship The Standard 97 : A Proposal to merge GB Aeroplane Club & Aeronautical Society Jun 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : An Aerial photo of Longchamp Racecourse 5 Jun 1909 Balloon The Illustrated London News 98 : Further Reports of the Hurlingham Balloon Race 29 May 1909 Balloons Cuttings : Reports of Latham's successful flight in the Antoinette monoplane Jun 1909 Aeroplane Cuttings : Report of 370 mile flight of balloon Helvetia across Mont Blanc 10 Jun 1909 Balloon The Financial Times 98 : 0082 Further Reports of recent 940 mile flight by Zeppelin Jun 1909 Airship Cuttings : 0082 Report of Paris Balloon Race 1 Jun 1909 Balloons L'Auto 99 : 0082 Wright Bros presented with US Aero Club medals by Pres. Taft 1 Jun 1909 Aeroplanes Daily Telegraph 100 : 0083 Latham's intention to attempt a cross-channel flight (photo of A/C) 18 Jun 1909 Aeroplane Daily Mail 101 : 0083 State visit by Airship 18 Jun 1909 Airship Daily Mail 101 : 0083 The Value of Balloon Photography Jun 1909 Balloons The Field 102 : Ballooning on the Riviera Unreadable Balloons Cuttings 103 : A plan for a regular air service from Paris using Airships 16 Jun 1909 Airships The Times 103 : A plan for an air service within Germany using Airships 25 Jun 1909 Airships Railway Gazette 103 : Ballooning - A talk with the Hon. Mrs Assheton Harbord 3 Jun 1909 Balloons Hearth and Home 104 : The accident of the Zeppelin Airship (inc. photos) Jun 1909 Airship Cuttings : A Cartoon early microlight 11 Jun 1909 Microlight The Electrician 104 : Aeronautics - reports of recent developments Jun 1909 All Flying Machines The Car & The Daily Telegraph 105 : The Daily Mail flying prizes - Amended Rules Jun 1909 Aeroplanes Daily Mail 106 Page 5

6 : War Balloons in France 17 Jun 1909 Balloons & Airships Morning Advertiser 107 : 0089 Balloon Ascents managed by Women Jun 1909 Balloons Cuttings : 0089 Planned Departure of the Wellman Expedition to the North Pole 19 Jun 1909 Airship The Daily Telegraph 109 : 0089 Army Aerial Reserve considered Jun 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : 0089 Sailor - Aeronaut Race Jun 1909 Sea & Air Craft Cuttings : The state of Aeronautical development in France, Germany & UK Jun 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings : 0089 Reports of two Ballooning Accidents Jun - Jul 1909 Balloons Cuttings 115 : 0089 Report of a Parachuting Accident 5 Jul 1909 Parachute Cutting 116 : The Wellman Airship destroyed in a gale 19 Jun 1909 Airship Daily Graphic 117 : Photos of the new Airship Ville de Nancy Jun 1909 Airship Cuttings : Thrilling Adventures of Daring Balloonists Jun 1909 Balloons Cutting 120 : The Evolution of Flying Machines - A pictorial supplement 3 Jul 1909 All Flying Machines Illustrated London News : 0100 Some miscellaneous notes on aviation Jul 1909 All Flying Machines Cuttings 125 : 0100 A Cartoon depicting Frank Hedges Butler Jul 1909 All Flying Machines The Throne & Country 126 : 0101 Further reports of the fate of the Wellman Airship 7 Jul 1909 Airship Cutting 127 : 0101 Preparations by Latham for cross-channel flight Jul 1909 Aeroplane Cutting : 0101 Programme of arrangements for third Hedges Butler cup race 10 Jul 1909 Balloons Programme 127 : 0102 Latham fails in attempt to cross the Channel 20 Jul 1909 Aeroplane Daily Mirror 129 : 0102 Miscellaneous reports of ballooning activities Jul 1909 Balloons Cuttings 130 : An account by Latham of his cross-channel attempt Jul 1909 Aeroplane Cutting 131 : Supplement re planned visit of Clement-Bayard to London 3 Jul 1909 Airships The Sphere : Several reports of Hare & Hounds balloon race Jul 1909 Balloons Cuttings : 0105 Continuation of the Airship Supplement th The Sphere 3 Jul 1909 Airships The Sphere : 0106 Further Reports of the Latham cross-channel attempt Jul 1909 Aeroplane Cuttings Page 6