Crawhez 1909 Triplane

The aeroplane of Baron Jean de Crawhez de Witte on display at the Eighth Annual Belgian Motor Show, held in Brussels from the 16th through to the 26th of January 1909. He was a member of the very rich Belgian family of that name. He filled his life with hunting in Africa, motor car races (also in Africa and through the Sahara) and everything else rich people were supposed to be doing. As a sportsman he initiated the triplane machine, which of course was actually realized by someone else. As nothing much was heard after the exposition in Brussels it is to be expected that it was not very successful.

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