Built by Sqn. Ldr. Alec Gray and F/O W. J. Buchanan,
the Brokker was, as its name suggested, a fusion of a Bristol and a Fokker aircraft. Specifically, the upper wing of a Fokker
D.VII married to the engineless fuselage of a Bristol Fighter.
The Brokker entered into the first British gliding endurance
competition, held at Itford Hill in 1922, and flew well in the stiff winds of the last day, achieving the third longest flight.
After the competition Gray took it to Salisbury Plain where he was to conduct tests for the Air Ministry on the suitability
of gliders in pilot training programmes.[9] The aircraft was lost in a fatal glider accident on 28 August 1923.
Company References
British Gliders
and Sailplanes 1922-1970, Norman Ellison (Adam and Charles Black, 1970)
Project Data
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No
Type No
Name
Alternative
Name(s)
Year
Spec
Status
Qty
Description
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none
1922
Proto
1
1S glider
1,2
Project References
British Gliders
and Sailplanes 1922-1970, Norman Ellison (Adam and Charles Black, 1970)
British Homebuilt Aircraft since
1920, Ken Ellis (Merseyside Aviation Society, 1975)