Henry George Ferguson brass plaque
Hillsborough, Lisburn and Castlereagh, England, United Kingdom
On 31 December 1909, just beyond the lake to the south-east of this point, four mile from his home at Growell, Harry Ferguson of subsequent Ferguson System and tractor fame, successfully flew a powered aircraft of his own design and manufacture. He was the first Irishman and one of the first United
Kingdom citizens to do this.
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