The aviator Vivian Hewitt lived in Bodfari and while still a teenager he constructed the glider in this photo. He built and flew it in Bodfari at a time when few people in North Wales had seen a flying machine.In 1912, by which time he had become a resident of Rhyl, Mr Hewitt struck fame as the first to fly from UK to Dublin. During World War 1
he was based in Farnborough, Hants, working on improving and perfecting fighter aircraft.
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