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The first time Wagga witnessed a flying man

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Maurice Guillaux and the Bleriot XI monoplane that he flew in Wagga on 16 May, 1914. Photo: Mitchell Library.

On 16 May, 1914, a crowd of more than 8000 spectators gathered at the Wagga Wagga Showgrounds to get the Riverina’s first glimpse of a flying man.

Famed French aviator Maurice Guillaux,…



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