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Bergan

H. Bergan

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History
Projects
Production

History

John Henry Bergan, born in 1868 in Accrington, Lancashire, was owner of the Langs Arms Hotel in that same town and a member of the Manchester Aero Club. In autumn of 1909, in response to a challenge from W.E. Cooke, of the Burnley Motor Bus Co., for a race on Hopton Common, he proposed to build a Bleriot-like monoplane in the garage of the hotel. Although a model flew successfully, the full size machine was never completed.

Bergan died on 7 September 1917.

Company References

  1. Air Britain Archive, 1999/1 (Air-Britain Publications)
  2. https://www.ancestry.com/

Project Data

Project No Type No Name Alternative Name(s) Year Spec (Requirement) Status Qty Description References
Monoplane 1909 Pro(n) 1 1S, 1E tractor monoplane (1)

Project References

  1. Air Britain Archive, 1999/1 (Air-Britain Publications)

Production Details and Type Description

Monoplane
One aircraft only - details unknown.

Total Bergan Production1