What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: In this house, when used as the Officers Mess of Grange Airfield during WW1. Major Robert Smith-Barry, RFC 1886 - 1949 (later Lt-Col, AFC, RAF.) established a system of pilot training, which is still in use now, and developed the Gosport tube for communicating in aircraft. Recorded plaque organisation: Gosport Aviation Society.
Major Robert Smith-Barry was a pioneering aviator who revolutionized pilot training methods during WWI with his systematic approach, which remains foundational in aviation instruction today, and he also developed the Gosport tube, enhancing communication within aircraft.
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