Percy Pilcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Percy Pilcher

British aviator

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1866

Place of Birth: Bath, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1899

Profession: engineer, inventor, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Percy Sinclair Pilcher (16 January 1866 – 2 October 1899) was a British inventor and pioneer aviator who was his country's foremost experimenter in unpowered flight at the end of the nineteenth century. He was planning a flight with a motor-driven hang glider, but died in the crash of another glider before he could make the attempt. His memorial is in a field opposite Stanford Hall in Leicestershire.