The Take-Off Was Alright....
Two dozen entries of 'magnificent men in their flying machines" lined up for a contest to find the best flying machine in Devon - as part of the North Devon town of Torrington's Carnival Week. All sorts of ingenious apparatus was line up but few efforts got off the ground. Seconds after 'take-off' (seen above), Bert Hayes's Morris-driven 'Concorde' crashed into a wooden and metal shack and burst into flames (below). To the relief of the thousands of spectators, no one was hurt.
Photo measures 7.25 x 9.5 inches.
Photo is dated 5-25-1971.
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