C. D. Barnard
{{Short description|British pilot (1895–1971)}}
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|birth_place = London, England
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|death_place = Brighton, Sussex, England
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Charles Douglas Barnard (8 December 1895 – 7 August 1971) was a British pilot, who took part in 1920s air races and record-breaking flights.
Early life
Charles Barnard was born on 8 December 1895, the son of Charles Gilbert Barnard. He was once reported to be a cousin of Captain Franklyn Leslie Barnard, an airline pilot who was also notable in air racing events, but that was disproved in the results of the 1901 UK census.[http://www.1901censusonline.com 1901 Census]{{Cite web |url=http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aviators/b#CDBarnard |title=A Fleeting Peace – C.D. Barnard |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-date=12 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112015654/http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aviators/b#CDBarnard |url-status=dead }}
World War I
He served as a private with the Honourable Artillery Company, then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. His service included postings to 2 Squadron and 3 Squadron. In October 1918, he was appointed acting captain, and ended his commission in June 1919. Thereafter, he served on the Royal Air Force reserve list until July 1936.The National Archives file AIR 76/23/12
Sopwith Aviation
In 1919, he was employed by Sopwith Aviation Company, and was briefly assigned to operating Sopwith Gnu (K-101) on pleasure flights from the beach at Southport, where on 10 June 1919, his engine caught fire. He managed to crash land on the beach, thus saving the life of his passenger. He however, received considerable burns to his own face and arms, that required extensive hospitalisation.[http://flyingmachines.ru/Site2/Crafts/Craft30101.htm Their Flying Machines – Sopwith Gnu]
De Havilland Aircraft
1920s air racing
On 14 July 1923, he flew De Havilland DH.9C (G-EBDD) in the King's Cup Race at Hendon Aerodrome, but was placed outside the top three?.Lewis 1970{{rp|131}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1923/1923%20-%200395.html |magazine=Flight |title=The King's Cup Race (1923)|publisher=via Flightglobal.com |date=19 July 1923 |accessdate=18 November 2012}} On 6 August 1923, he flew Airco DH.9 (G-EBEZ) in the Aerial Derby at Croydon Airport, and finished third.Lewis 1970 p132 On 4 July 1925, he flew de Havilland DH.51A (G-EBIM) in the King's Cup Race at Croydon Aerodrome, but failed to finish.Lewis 1970 p139{{cite magazine |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1925/1925%20-%200434.html |title=The King's Cup Race|magazine=Flight |page=434 |publisher=via Flightglobal.com |date=9 July 1925 |accessdate=18 November 2012}} On 6 July 1930, he flew DH.80A Puss Moth (G-AAXW) in the King's Cup Race at Hanworth Aerodrome, and finished in 13th place.Lewis 1970 p210
1928/1929 England to India flights
File:CD Barnard and Mary Russell 1929.jpg
On 10 June 1928, he took off from Lympne Airport in Princess Xenia (registration G-EBTS, a Fokker F.VIIa which had previously been used on unsuccessful attempts at transatlantic and India flights by Jame Fitzmaurice), on a flight to Karachi (then in India). He was accompanied by Flying Officer Eric Herbert Alliott, and the aviator Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford . At this time, the duchess employed Barnard as personal pilot and flying instructor. The flight was interrupted for about eight weeks at Bushire, Persia, during which the duchess returned to England by sea. A replacement Bristol Jupiter engine was fitted, and the aircraft completed the flight to Karachi. On 2 September 1928, Barnard and Alliott took off from Karachi, towards staging posts at Bushire, Aleppo and Sofia. On 6 September, they reached Croydon for a night landing, after a record breaking flight of 5,000 miles in 4.5 days.{{cite magazine |magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1928/1928%20-%200840.html |title=The India-England Flight |date=13 September 1928 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}{{page needed|date=January 2024}}Lewis 1970 p184, 190
On 2 August 1929, he took off from Lympne Airport Fokker F.VIIa (G-EBTS now renamed 'The Spider') on a flight to Karachi. Co-pilot and mechanic was Robert (Bob) Little, with the Duchess of Bedford also as extra pilot. Again flying Sofia, Aleppo, Bushire, they made the outward journey in 3 days 9 hours. The return began on 6 August reaching Croydon Airport after a record-breaking return flight of 10,000 miles in eight days.Lewis 1970 p198{{cite magazine |date=15 August 1929 |title=Duchess of Bedford's Record Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929-1%20-%200777.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102190911/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929-1%20-%200777.html |archive-date=2014-01-02 |magazine=Flight |page=878-879 |volume=XXI |issue=1077 |accessdate=18 November 2012 |p=}} Barnard was later awarded a Royal Aero Club Gold Medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.royalaeroclub.org/awardGold.htm |title=RAeC Awards Gold |publisher=Royalaeroclub.org |date=26 November 2005 |accessdate=18 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716165641/http://www.royalaeroclub.org/awardGold.htm |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}Mary Duchess of Bedford, 1865 – 1937 Vol. Two, Edited from her diaries by John Gore, Printed by John Murray London 1938
1930 Brian Lewis and C.D. Barnard Ltd
In 1930, with Brian Lewis, 2nd Baron Essendon, he co-founded Brian Lewis and C.D. Barnard Ltd for sales of De Havilland aircraft, and based at Heston Aerodrome.{{cite magazine |magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%200432.html |title=New Companies Registered |publisher=via Flightglobal.com |accessdate=18 November 2012}}{{page needed|date=January 2024}} In August 1931, Brian Lewis and C.D. Barnard Ltd merged with the aviation department of Selfridges to become Brian Lewis & Co., Ltd.{{cite magazine|magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1931/1931%20-%200949.html |title=Book Reviews – Barnard on Flying |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=4 September 1931 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}{{page needed|date=January 2024}}
1930 England to Cape Town flight
On 10 April 1930, he took off from Lympne in Fokker F.VIIa (G-EBTS,{{cite web|url=http://www.leob.nl/chrono.htm |title=Famous Fokker Flights |publisher=Leob.nl |date=16 September 1927 |accessdate=7 January 2013}} renamed 'The Spider'),{{cite web|url=http://www.avroheritage.com/page14.html |title=The Spider (page 14) |publisher=Avroheritage.com |accessdate=7 January 2013}} on a flight to Cape Town. He was accompanied by Robert (Bob) Little, and Mary Duchess of Bedford, who had purchased the aircraft in September 1929.On 19 April, they reached Maitland aerodrome, Cape Town, after a record-breaking time of 91 hours and twenty minutes flying over 10 days.Jones, D. The Time Shrinkers: the Development of Civil Aviation between Britain and Africa Rendel 1971 pp142-152 On 29 April, during the return flight, a forced landing was made at Dragoman, Bulgaria. The next day, they returned to Croydon after repairs to the engine oil system.{{rp|206}}{{cite magazine |magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%200476.html |title=The Duchess of Bedford's Record Flight to Africa |publisher=via Flightglobal.com |date=25 April 1930 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}{{citation|magazine=Flight|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%200523.html |title=The Duchess of Bedford's Bad Luck |publisher=via Flightglobal.com |date=2 May 1930 |accessdate=18 November 2012}} Later, Fokker awarded a silver commemorative medal to Barnard.{{cite web|author=John Delaney |url=http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/newman/newman2.html |title=Newman2 |publisher=Library.princeton.edu |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
1930 solo flights England to Malta and Tangier
On 31 July 1930, he took off from Lympne in a DH.80A Puss Moth (G-AAXW) on a flight to Malta. The next day he returned to Croydon after two non-stop flights totalling 2,800 miles in 27.5 flying hours.{{rp|213}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%200929.html |title=London Malta London |magazine=Flight |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=8 August 1930 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}{{page needed|date=January 2024}} On 25 August 1930, he took off from Lympne in a Puss Moth (G-AAXW) on a flight to Tangier. The next day he returned to Croydon after two non-stop flights, totalling 2,480 miles in 21.5 flying hours.{{rp|213}} In doing so, he was trying open up future passenger routes and improve the speed of news sent from distant locations. Several films (some with sound) were made of his 1930 flights.[http://www.britishpathe.com/search/query/charles+barnard British Pathe film archives]
1931 Barnard's Air Tours
In 1931, he formed C.D. Barnard Air Tours Ltd.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1931/1931%20-%200278.html |title=New Companies Registered |magazine=Flight |publisher=via Flightglobal.com |date= 20 March 1931 |accessdate=18 November 2012 |page=262}} On 1 April 1931, he started an extensive tour of England with displays and joy-riding flights for the paying public. Aircraft used were the Fokker F.VIIa (G-EBTS),{{cite web|url=http://www.avroheritage.com/page15.html |title=The Spider (page 15) |publisher=Avroheritage.com |accessdate=7 January 2013}} Spartan Three Seater Mk 1 (G-ABJS), an Avro Avian Sports, a Desoutter II, Potez 36 (F-ALJC 'Ladybird'), and a Cierva C.19 autogiro (G-AALA). Pilots included Ayre, Barnard, Crossley and Reginald Brie.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1931/1931%20-%200225.html |title=Airisms From the Four Winds |publisher=via Flightglobal.com |journal=Flight |page=209 |date=6 March 1931 |accessdate=18 November 2012}} During their tour of six months, Capt. Barnard and his fellow pilots visited 118 towns in 50 different counties, and gave 370 performances. Approximately 40,000 people were carried on flights.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1931/1931%20-%201088.PDF |title=Barnard's Air Circus – Final Performance! |publisher=via Flightglobal.com |accessdate=18 November 2012 |magazine=Flight |date=9 October 1931 |page=1018}}[http://www.lanarkmuseum.org/aviation.htm Lanark Museum – Aviation Shows][http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_bb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12564 CBFSIM – Captain Barnard's Air Circus]
1931 Barnard's Eastern Cruise
1932 Bristol-Cardiff air service
In June 1932, Barnard purchased the Fokker F.VIIa (G-EBTS) from the Duchess of Bedford. He based it at Heston Aerodrome, and used it mainly for personal charters to overseas destinations. In July 1932, he flew a demonstration passenger service from Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport to Cardiff Municipal Airport, for which the Fokker F.VIIa was leased to British Air Navigation Co Ltd (BANCO). The service was terminated after about two weeks.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1932/1932%20-%200769.html |magazine=Flight |title=Bristol-Cardiff Air Service |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=29 July 1932 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.avroheritage.com/page16.html |title=The Spider (page 16) |publisher=Avroheritage.com |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
1934 India Air Pageants
In December 1933, Barnard flew Fokker F.VIIa (G-EBTS) to Mumbai (Bombay) for use in his 'flying circus' tour of India, promoted as "India's First Aerial Pageant". Other aircraft used included a DH.82A Tiger Moth, DH.83 Fox Moth, Spartan Three-Seater, a Blackburn Segrave and a BAC Drone. Pilots included R. L. Palmer, J. B. Pugh, J. Mackay, E. R. Andrews, W. A. Burnside, and J. R. Hatchett. By April 1934, Barnard, his partner A. H. Dalton, and his pilots had arranged 92 air displays, carried 9,241 passengers, and flown about 20,000 miles. In May 1935, Barnard sold the Fokker in India.{{cite magazine |magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1933/1933%20-%200970.html |title=Capt. C.D. Barnard for India |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=9 November 1933 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1934/1934%20-%200752.html |title=The "Jupiter" in India |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=19 July 1934 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
On 17 July 1936, Barnard relinquished his commission on completion of service.{{cite magazine |magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1937/1937%20-%201297.html |title=Royal Air Force Reserve |publisher=Flightglobal.com |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
Personal life
In 1928, Barnard, together with other eminent aviators of the day, formed the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, to create rules and regulations of the profession, and to set up and maintain standards surrounding the control of flight. He received the 6th Private Flying Licence to be awarded.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gapan.org/ruth-documents/guild-news/75th%20anniversary%20booklet.pdf |title=GAPAN 75th Anniversary booklet |access-date=29 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826194048/http://www.gapan.org/ruth-documents/guild-news/75th%20anniversary%20booklet.pdf |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}
On 9 December 1929, he married Mrs. Melita Erna May.The National Archives file J 77/3053/4094{{cite magazine |magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929-1%20-%201908.html |title=Personals Married |publisher=Flightglobal.com |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
In 1930, he authored and published a book on flying – 'Barnard on Learning to Fly.'[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3615697 Worldcat – Barnard on Learning To Fly]
In October 1930, Barnard planned to join Charles Kingsford Smith on a record breaking flight to Australia, but Kingsford Smith made it a solo flight.{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54156783 |title=Capt. Barnard to Fly with Kingsford Smith |publisher=The Register News-Pictorial |date=27 September 1930 |accessdate=7 January 2013}}
In May 1932, in Popular Flying magazine, a story was written about CD Barnard titled 'My Most Thrilling Flight'.[http://www.popularflying.com/Covers/02/ Popular Flying – My Most Thrilling Flight]
In 1935, C.D. Barnard was recorded on Lambert and Butler's 'Famous British Airmen and Airwomen' cigarette cards for his record flights.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/cigarette_cards/321204875/ Cigarette card images]
On 7 August 1971, Barnard died at Brighton.{{cite magazine |magazine=Flight |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201478.html |title=Charles Douglas Barnard (obituary) |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=12 August 1971 |page=238 |accessdate=18 November 2012}}
References
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Bibliography
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- Barnard, Capt C.D. 1931. Barnard on Learning to Fly. Sampson Low, Marston and Co ASIN B005KDYC8I
- Jackson, A.J. 1974. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. Putnam {{ISBN|0370100107}}
- King, H.F. 1981. Sopwith Aircraft 1912–1920. Putnam {{ISBN|0-370-30050-5}}
- Lewis, Peter. 1970. British Racing and Record-Breaking Aircraft. Putnam {{ISBN|0370000676}}
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