What is recorded here

Eustace and Oswald Short flew coal gas balloons from here 1901‒1903. This was the inception of Short Brothers Aircraft Co.

Eustace and Oswald Short began experimenting with coal gas balloons at this site from 1901 to 1903, leading to the founding of the Short Brothers Aircraft Co., one of the earliest and most significant British aircraft manufacturers. The site marks the starting point of their aviation innovations, which contributed to the development of the UK's aerospace industry.

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