On the morning of September 23, 1916, Sgt Bellerby of the 27th Squadron was flying a Martinsyde, G100 biplane known as the Elephant due to its size, slow speed and clumsiness in the air.

Image caption, Martinsyde aircraft and motorcycles, seen here in 1920, were built on the site "In the 19th Century, once an actor had retired they would fall on hard times, as there was no such ...