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The Riddle of Richard Pearse [hires mpg]
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58:14  - 1 year ago
[Hires mpg] Did Richard Pearse in New Zealand 'fly' before the Wright Brothers - (the 'them' referred to by two of his sisters in the eye witness film)? Uploaded is a docudrama film of Richard Pearse based upon research into his life; and also a series of short clips of eye witnesses. (Search Google Video for 'Richard Pearse'. The first 'flight' at the end of March 1903 ended up in a high box-thorn hedge. Pearse left the plane there because just afterwards the 'big snow' came. Remember the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are reversed - autumn is in February, mid-winter is in July. And according to meteorological records 1903 was the ONLY year in that decade when it snowed heavily in Canterbury in March/April. If anyone knows the names of the interviewees please let me know. Further information can be found at: http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/pearse/pearse.htm - CJB.
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