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4 unusual facts about Horatio Barber


ASL Viking

The ASL Viking was a single-engined two seater biplane aircraft designed by Horatio Barber and built by the Aeronautical Syndicate Ltd. at Hendon.

Horatio Barber

In 1912 he tried to insure himself against any liability from passengers of his aircraft, this was unknown at the time and Lloyd's asked him to write his own policy, the first aircraft insurance policy.

Barber was one of the first aviation pioneers and within a few years of the first powered flight he leased a railway arch in Battersea to design and produce aircraft.

A replica of his Valkyrie design is on display at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.



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